A person stole a navy car from a residential neighborhood in a Maryland city Friday evening, after which led officers on a prolonged freeway pursuit earlier than lastly being captured in Baltimore, authorities mentioned.
The Harford County Sheriff's Workplace reviews that deputies have been known as to a house within the city of Bel Air a bit after 6:30 p.m. native time Friday on a report that a privately-owned 1986 923-A five-ton navy car had been stolen.
The truck was then noticed on a Bel Air highway, and when the driving force, later recognized as 38-year-old Michael D. Stevens II, refused to tug over, a multi-agency pursuit ensued, the sheriff's workplace mentioned, with the suspect making his manner south onto Interstate-95.
Officers made a number of unsuccessful makes an attempt to cease the car utilizing spike strips, the sheriff's workplace mentioned, earlier than the suspect finally made his manner into Baltimore, which is situated about 25 miles southwest of Bel Air.
He lastly introduced the car cease and tried to run away, however was captured by deputies, the sheriff's workplace disclosed.
In the course of the pursuit, Stevens crashed into a number of different autos, however nobody was injured through the ordeal, the sheriff's workplace mentioned.
Stevens had been launched from the Hartford County Detention Heart simply previous to stealing the car, the sheriff's workplace confirmed. He was re-booked into the detention heart on one depend of motorcar theft, and two counts every of first-degree and second-degree assault, together with one depend of failing to obey a lawful order.
The main points of his preliminary arrest and launch have been unclear. There was additionally no phrase on the circumstances that led as much as the theft of the car.
Maryland State Police, Baltimore police, Baltimore County police and Bel Air police all assisted through the incident.