WILLIAMSON COUNTY — Williamson County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 25-year-old Mt. Vernon man after he allegedly fled police in a stolen vehicle.

According to reports, officers in Herrin attempted a traffic stop early Saturday morning, but the vehicle sped off, leading police on a pursuit through the county.

Officers attempted a rolling roadblock which did slow the vehicle to a near stop, but the suspect reportedly went off the road and through a median, and onto another county road, where police conducted what’s known as a PIT, or Precision Immobilization Technique, maneuver. The vehicle was eventually stopped as police blocked it in.

The driver of the vehicle was identified as Jake A. Gilmore of Mt. Vernon. Two other passengers were in the vehicle. They were not identified but were removed from the vehicle and detained.

Gilmore was taken to the Williamson County Jail on charges of aggravated fleeing and eluding, possession of a stolen vehicle, reckless driving, and driving with a revoked license.

The investigation remains ongoing.