BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Police Department, with assistance from the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, took one person into custody after a search of the woodline near I-12 following a "disturbance" off Plaza Americana Drive on Thursday morning.

A police spokesperson told WBRZ that the Thursday morning incident resulted in police chasing the barefoot suspect along the interstate, which he crossed between the eastbound and westbound lanes multiple times and was walking on the wall dividing the interstate lanes. 

The pursuit then took to the wooded area along the interstate, with EBRSO helicopters being called for air assistance in the search. 

By 10:09 a.m., the suspect, who deputies said was a Black male who stands at 5'9" and was wearing a grey shirt and red shorts, was taken into custody.

BRPD said that they would provide additional updates about the incident as they became available.