PORTSMOUTH, R.I. (WPRI) — A Middletown man was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after leading police on a chase, prompting a shelter-in-place at a nearby elementary school.

Richard Troupe, 46, allegedly fled from Middletown officers who tried to pull him over on an active arrest warrant for violating a domestic no-contact order. Police said there were concerns he had a gun, based on prior reports.

A Portsmouth officer saw Troupe's black Jeep speeding at 90 mph on West Main Road and tried to stop him, but he continued driving into oncoming lanes of traffic, according to police.

Police said they called off the pursuit because of how dangerously Troupe was driving. Moments later, he pulled off the road near West Passage Drive and crashed into a rock.

A woman was detained at the scen

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