February 25, 2025
LONOKE, Ark. — Arkansas State Police (ASP) Troopers arrested a wanted man from Maryland following a high-speed chase on Interstate 40 westbound in Lonoke County.
On Saturday, February 22, 2025, at approximately 5:15 p.m., Troopers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a 2017 Mercedes Benz due to a traffic violation near the 178-mile marker. The driver fled the scene, reaching speeds exceeding 130 mph and displaying a blatant disregard for human life and property.
The pursuit continued onto State Highway 70 westbound, where the suspect vehicle drove into oncoming traffic at a high rate of speed. Troopers executed a successful Tactical Vehicle Intervention (TVI) maneuver to stop the suspect vehicle. The driver, Dominick Copenhaver, 35, of Joppa, Maryland, was taken into custody and transported to the Pulaski County Detention Center.
Copenhaver faces multiple felony charges, including Fleeing, Reckless Driving, Driving on a Revoked License, Criminal Mischief, and other traffic violations.
Copenhaver is listed as a subject with violent tendencies and is known to be armed and dangerous He has an extensive criminal history in California, Florida, and Arizona and is also wanted for an assault charge in Harford County, Maryland.
