Police: High-speed chase after fake script

A Washington man who left a fake prescription and his 8-year-old son at the Maple Avenue Pharmacy, led police on a high-speed chase to LSUE, Eunice Police Detective Robert Brickley said.
The chase began about 1:15 p.m. Thursday and went on Marjorie Street, Greg, Juanita and College Drive before entering the campus, he said.
Joshua Brett Fontenot, 29, 4500 block of Grand Prairie Road, Washington, was charged in Eunice and Acadia Parish.
In Eunice, he is charged with resisting an officer, forgery, aggravated flight from an officer, child desertion and contributing to the delinquency of minor.
In Acadia Parish, he is charged with resisting an officer, forgery, aggravated flight from an officer, criminal damage to property over $500 and illegal possession of stolen things
Fontenot also tried to get fake prescription filled at Fred’s in Eunice, Brickley said.
Fontenot had left his son at the Maple Avenue Pharmacy with money to pay for the prescription, he said. When Fontenot returned to Maple Avenue Pharmacy, police units closed in, but Fontenot fled in a Honda CR-V, he said.
Fontenot’s vehicle went through a flower bed, over sidewalks and narrowly missed buildings on the campus before stopping in a parking lot, he said.
After stopping, Fontenot fled for a short distance on foot, Brickley said.
Carencro Police have issued a summons for Fontenot in connection with the theft of a prescription pad, he said.
The child was released to family members, he said.