A Greenwood woman was in jail this morning after leading a police officer and a deputy sheriff on a car chase across county lines and hitting the deputy with her car Sunday.
Retasa Wilson, 37, of 210 E. Scott St., is facing charges of attempted aggravated assault involving domestic violence, shooting into a dwelling, felony evading, multiple counts of disregard for traffic devices and reckless driving. She also faces two counts of attempted aggravated assault on law enforcement officers in Carroll County.
She was awaiting a preliminary hearing this morning. Bond for the various offenses totals over $20,000.
Leflore County Deputy Matthew Brown was not injured when he was delivered “a glancing blow” with Wilson’s car, according to Greenwood Police Chief Ray Moore.
The encounter began when police were called to a house on Carrollton Avenue. Shots had been fired into a house at a person referred to as “Wilson’s estranged spouse.”
“We got the call about 2:32 a.m.,” Moore said. “One of my officers pulled in behind the vehicle attempting to stop it, but the driver refused to stop.”
Wilson wove through South Greenwood streets, disregarding stop signs, and finally reached U.S. 82 with police in pursuit. At the intersection of Mississippi 430 and 82, Brown joined the pursuit, which led into Carroll County.
“They zigzagged through some county roads and eventually ran into a dead end and some gates,” Moore said.
Wilson reportedly rammed her car through one gate and then turned her car around attempting to escape.
“My officer stopped and tried to block the road, and she came back out and hit the deputy with her vehicle,” Moore said. “She tried to run over my officer, too.”
Moore said Wilson was familiar to police, having “been over to her estranged husband’s house multiple times.”
Recently, Moore said, a chase involving Wilson and police began in the middle of the afternoon, but officers backed off and let her go due to the time of day and the number of people on neighborhood streets.
Moore said Sunday night’s chase did not reach extreme high speeds, but all cars were traveling 75 to 80 mph once they hit the highway.
• Contact Kathryn Eastburn at 581-7235 or keastburn@gwcommonwealth.com.
