Colorado Springs man runs from crash, gets caught by store employee and police

A man fled the scene of a traffic accident in south Colorado Springs and ran through a nearby office supply store Saturday morning, but an employee quickly jumped into action and held him until police officers made an arrest.

The crash happened at S. 8th Street and Cimarron, and police say 28-year-old Jackson Reynolds took off on foot while carrying a baseball bat.

Reynolds ran into an Office Depot on S. 8th Street while police searched the area, but one of the store employees noticed something was awry when Reynolds ran straight to an exit door on the side of the building.

The employee told us that when Reynolds ran out the door, an alarm sounded throughout the building, and that’s when the employee went outside and held him in a bear hug until officers caught up to him.

Reynolds was arrested and booked into the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center. He faces charges of motor vehicle theft, hit & run, and other traffic-related offenses. No mugshot has been made available yet.

Police said nobody was injured in the pursuit.