A federal grand jury indicted a St. Louis man for illegally possessing a firearm following a chase in July where a Jefferson City police officer was injured.
The indictment against Charles Allen Roark, 36, of St. Louis, was returned Monday in federal court in Jefferson City.
The indictment states Roark was in possession of a Smith & Wesson .40-caliber pistol on July 18.
According to the Jefferson City Police Department, officers tried to stop Roark's vehicle for expired registration in the 100 block of West McCarty Street.
After leading the officers on a short pursuit, Roark crashed his car in the 300 block of Washington Street, then led the officers on a foot pursuit that eventually became a manhunt.
Exiting his vehicle, Roark was seen dropping a bag containing individual packages of marijuana and what turned out to be Xanax pills. The pistol was recovered on the path Roark took to flee.
Officer Josh Hagemeyer saw Roark break a privacy fence, but broke his leg while chasing the suspect.
Roark was found by Officer Cody Scheuler, approximately 200 yards from where Hagemeyer was hurt. Roark tried to flee again, but Scheuler eventually was able to tackle and handcuff him.
When he was taken into custody, Roark was carrying $20,313 - including $8,150 hidden in his shoes.
Under federal law, it is illegal for anyone who has been convicted of a felony to be in possession of any firearm or ammunition.
Roark has prior federal felony convictions for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for distributing controlled substances, as well as two prior state felony convictions for possession of a controlled substance and prior state felony convictions for assault and unlawful use of a weapon.