Video Shows Wild Police Pursuit In Anne Arundel County

GLEN BURNIE, Md. (WJZ) -- A man is in police custody following a dramatic pursuit in Anne Arundel County. It started when the suspect was being watched as part of a drug investigation.

Rick Ritter has more from police and how the wild chase ended.

Police say the suspect was known to them; he has a long criminal history and is a convicted felon. They say their officers were put in a dangerous situation very quickly.

It's the video that's been shared thousands of times in just hours--both Anne Arundel County and state police taking a suspect into custody after a wild pursuit.

Around noon on Wednesday, Anne Arundel County police are watching Antron Bulow -- a suspected drug dealer -- as part of an investigation in Glen Burnie.

"Convicted violent felon, has priors for assaulting police, for several assaults and for dealing drugs," said Lt. Ryan Frashure, Anne Arundel County Police Department.

After surveillance detail, police follow the suspect into the area of I-97 and try pulling him over when he starts speeding.

"The individual at that time ignored the officers' light and sirens behind him and continued driving," said Frashure.

Anne Arundel cops backed off due to pursuit policy and state police took over.

"It intentionally struck a second state trooper, who was coming to assist," Frashure said.

Minutes later, the pursuit ends at Aquahart and Oakwood Road.

One video shot by Michael Gosnay shows the suspect crash into another officer's car and jump out.

"He got out of the car and immediately started running. I mean, you've got 29 cops looking at you... where are you going to run?" said Gosnay.

Police say Bulow was resisting arrest--one reason why multiple officers were needed to take him into custody.

Ritter: "Why use that much force when he's already down on the ground?"

Lt. Frashure: "In those situations, it's very unclear who has control. Again, this is a subject that's known to us, he's a big guy, he's known to be violent, he's known to sell drugs and use drugs."

A wild pursuit police feel was handled appropriately.

Inside the suspect's car, police say they found crack cocaine.

Anne Arundel County police plan on charging him criminally with the drugs, and state police will charge him with the traffic violations and assault for crashing into a trooper's car.

Anne Arundel County police say the cell phone video will be reviewed extensively to see if any policies failed.