BOSSIER CITY, LA — Three suspects were arrested Saturday afternoon following a theft at a Home Depot in Bossier City, which led to a police pursuit, a crash, and a foot chase.
Bossier City Police responded to reports of theft at the Home Depot on the 2800 block of Airline Drive on Saturday, January 11, 2025 at approximately 3:57 p.m.
Chase Watson, 28, was apprehended at the scene while two other suspects, Brian Byrnside, 45, and David Marsala, 45, fled in a white pickup truck at a high rate of speed.
The pursuit ended near Benton Road and I-220 when the fleeing vehicle left the roadway and crashed into a ditch. Byrnside was immediately arrested at the crash site, while Marsala fled on foot into the nearby Greenacres subdivision. Officers quickly captured Marsala in the driveway of a residence after a brief foot-chase.
Both Byrnside and Marsala face charges of fleeing police, with Marsala also charged with aggravated assault on an officer. All three suspects, including Watson, were booked into the Bossier City Jail on theft charges.
Witnesses at the crash site reported a tense scene, as officers secured the area with weapons drawn. No injuries were reported during the incident.
A Bossier City Police Department SUV was seen being towed from the scene following the crash.
The investigation is ongoing, and authorities are expected to release additional details as they become available.
