{"id":119708,"date":"2025-07-10T14:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=119708"},"modified":"2025-07-10T15:45:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T19:45:37","slug":"fwpd-suspect-wanted-in-connection-with-april-fatal-pursuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/07\/10\/fwpd-suspect-wanted-in-connection-with-april-fatal-pursuit\/","title":{"rendered":"FWPD: Suspect wanted in connection with April fatal pursuit"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_119709\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119709\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tBrandonPearson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"554\" class=\"size-full wp-image-119709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tBrandonPearson.jpg 480w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tBrandonPearson-260x300.jpg 260w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tBrandonPearson-150x173.jpg 150w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tBrandonPearson-300x346.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tBrandonPearson-364x420.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-119709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Fort Wayne Police Department is looking for the public\u2019s help in locating Brandon Tyrone Vershon Pearson, a 28-year-old black male.<br \/>If you have any information on the whereabouts of Brandon Pearson, please call Crime<br \/>Stoppers at (260) 436-7867, use the P3 Tips App, or call Allen County Warrants at<br \/>(260) 449-3343.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Fort Wayne Police Department is looking for the public\u2019s help in locating Brandon Tyrone Vershon Pearson, a 28-year-old black male.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fort Wayne Police Department incident report:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Fort Wayne Indiana (July 10, 2025) &#8211; The Fort Wayne Police Department is looking for the public\u2019s help in locating Brandon Tyrone Vershon Pearson, a 28-year-old black male. Pearson was the driver of a vehicle that fled from police in April of this year leading to a <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2025\/04\/04\/fwpd-police-pursuit-ends-in-fatal-crash\/\">vehicle pursuit and culminating in a crash that killed Jamela Hathaway<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pearson currently has active warrants for the following because of this incident.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Resisting Law Enforcement fleeing in a vehicle causing death \u2013 Level 3 Felony<\/li>\n<li>Operating while intoxicated causing death &#8211; Level 4 Felony<\/li>\n<li>Reckless homicide \u2013 Level 5 Felony<\/li>\n<li>Driving While Suspended resulting in death \u2013 Level 5 Felony<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Additionally, Pearson has an unrelated warrant for Neglect of a Dependent Causing Serious Bodily Injury a Level 5 Felony.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any information on the whereabouts of Brandon Pearson, please call Crime Stoppers at (260) 436-7867, use the P3 Tips App, or call Allen County Warrants at 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