HAMMOND — Hammond police arrested a man early Monday morning who was wanted in connection with a Friday morning murder. 

According to police, Trevion Ferguson, 27, went to a Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office substation along Club Deluxe Road for questioning on Sunday related to a murder that happened in the early hours of March 14. Before Hammond police officers arrived, however, he ran away from deputies and headed south toward Ponchatoula.

Around 1:20 on Monday morning, police say someone spotted Ferguson by a hotel on Railroad Avenue and contacted police. Officers arrived at the scene and arrested him after a pursuit. 

Ferguson was wanted for first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder, according to police.