A Jackson man accused of robbing a Vicksburg gas station on Dec. 2, then wrecking his car during a police chase on Interstate 20 is out of the hospital and in jail.

Lemario Smoot, 24, 4275 Richmond Circle, is charged with strong arm robbery and felony eluding. He was in the Warren County jail on Friday night on $100,000 bond, Vicksburg Police Chief Walter Armstrong said. He also is connected to a similar robbery in Jackson, Armstrong said. Smoot had been at University Medical Center since the crash near Edwards.

Police believe Smoot robbed the Kangaroo convenience store at 4150 Washington St. on Dec. 2, then fled east in a Ford SUV. Vicksburg police and Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol officers gave chase before Smoot wrecked his SUV trying to pass an 18-wheeler on the shoulder, police said. The SUV left the highway and rolled into a ditch near the Edwards exit.

Smoot was pinned in the vehicle until he could be freed by emergency workers, and then the debris had to be cleared from the roadway causing lengthy traffic delays.

In the Jackson case, Smoot is the prime suspect in the Nov. 24 robbery of a Family Dollar store in Jackson, The Clarion-Ledger of Jackson reported.

Smoot played linebacker for the Jackson State football team in 2009. He also played at Provine High School and briefly for Hinds Community College, where he was a second team all-conference selection his freshman year.