Pine Bluff Police chase golf cart through streets in
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The Pine Bluff Police Department has released a video of what they are calling a "low speed golf cart pursuit."
The video, which was released on Thursday night, shows police officers chasing a golf cart through a parking lot and back out into the street.
Towards the end of the video, a man police identified as a hospital worker jumps into the back of the golf cart and manages to stop the vehicle.
"PS, we have another hero to highlight," Pine Bluff Police say in their post.
In an official report, police say they responded to calls reporting a stolen golf cart at the 1600 block of W. 40th St. just after 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Sep. 11.
Police say that the suspect, Zachary Hartley, stole the golf cart from the parking lot of the Jefferson Regional Medical Center. Hartley was followed by hospital employees.
In the report, police say that they located the cart traveling westbound on 28th Avenue near Hazel St.
After a short-lived pursuit, police say that a hospital worker who had been following the stolen cart jumped into the back of the vehicle and was able to stop Hartley by the cart off.
The pursuit ended at 28th and Holly St.
Police say that hospital security pulled Hartley from the vehicle and that he was later transported to a hospital to be treated for minor injuries sustained to his head during the chase.
After Hartley was treated, he was transported to the Dub Brassell Detention Center, where he was charged with felony theft of property and fleeing.
Police says that before the incident, Hartley had left the hospital after refusing treatment in the emergency room. Hospital staff reported that he had been tased by hospital security for aggressive behavior, including attempting to strike staff members.
Police also say that Hartley appeared to be under the influence of substances during the incident.