Massac County Sheriff Office issued the following announcement on May 6.
On 05/03/19 at around 11:00 P.M. a Deputy stopped a man on a bicycle carrying multiple backpacks near 12th & Market St in Metropolis. When the Deputy questioned the man, he fled on foot. A short foot chase ensued. The man was caught and detained. A search of the backpacks yielded syringes and Methamphetamine. The man was identified as 41 year old James Summers of Brookport. Summers was also on parole at the time of the arrest. Summers was lodged at the Massac County Detention Center and later transferred to the Illinois Department of Corrections on a parole violation. The Massac County Sheriff's Office was assisted by the Metropolis Police Department.
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Investigator Chad Kaylor
Original source can be found here.
Source: Massac County Sheriff Office
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