Suspect in Wednesday’s high speed chase identified

The man who led authorities on a car chase through the streets of Vicksburg on Wednesday has been identified as Johnathan Nicholas Blank, 31.

Blank made his initial appearance in Warren County Justice Court Thursday afternoon, where Judge James Jefferson gave Blank a $75,000 bond on charges of felony evasion.

Blank also has a hold placed on him for possession of firearm by convicted felon in Hinds County, Mississippi and holds from Okaloosa County, Florida, for possession of drug paraphernalia and tampering with evidence.