A Selma woman was arrested Thursday night after allegedly speeding off from a checkpoint and leading officers on a high-speed chase through downtown Selma.

Shauna Nichols, 32, was charged with attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, second-degree domestic violence and third-degree domestic violence assault.

According to Detective Ray Blanks with the Selma Police Department, the chase started on the 300 block of Old Montgomery Highway around 10 p.m. Thursday night.

“Officers with the department were working a checkpoint in the area of the 300 block of Old Montgomery Highway,” Blanks said. “They made contact with a female driving a white Ford Explorer.”

Nichols did not have a valid drivers license, according to Blanks, and was asked to pull over to the side of the road so an officer could get her information.

“Once she was advised to pull over to the side, she pulled over to the side of the road for about two seconds and took off at a high rate of speed,” Blanks said. “Officers pursued her to try to get her to attempt to bring the vehicle to a stop.”

Blanks said multiple officers activated their lights and sirens, but Nichols refused to pull over and ran a red light.

“She crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge into downtown Selma and went through downtown Selma at a high rate of speed,” Blanks said. “She proceeded north on Broad Street until she made it to First Avenue. She turned west on First Avenue and continued at a high rate of speed until she reached Summerfield Road.”

Nichols gave up near the old icehouse after an estimated seven minutes of leading officers through the city, according to Blanks.

“She turned south onto Lapsley and continued at a high rate of speed until officers were able to force her to bring the vehicle to a stop at the intersection of Purifoy and Lapsley,” Blanks said.

According to Blanks, once Nichols was in custody officers discovered she had warrants out for her arrest.

“After running her name through the NCIC (National Crime Information Center), officers confirmed that she had a felony warrant through the Dallas County Sheriff’s Department for domestic violence assault second-degree, which is a class C felony,” Blanks said.

According to Blanks, the chase reached speeds between 80 to 100 miles per hour. No one was injured during the chase.

Nichols is being held at the Dallas County Jail on bonds totaling $47,200.