MONTGOMERY COUNTY — New video shows an 18-year-old man leading police on a dangerous chase that eventually resulted in lockdowns around Washington Township on Monday.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 6:00, the initial chase started after Springboro officers spotted the stolen white van on Pennyroyal Road.
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The driver, later identified as Trevor Walker, was on State Route 73 when officers tried to pull him over.
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Cruiser camera video obtained by News Center 7 shows Walker ignoring the lights and sirens and driving away.
Walker led police across several busy interstates and streets. The video also shows Walker cutting off several cars, including a big rig.
The chase ended in a crash after Walker ran a red light near Paragon Road and smashed into a car.
After crashing, Walker and a juvenile female got out of the car. The girl complied with the police while Walker tried to steal a motorcycle before running away.
“Now you’re fleeing on foot, possibly have a gun, so you’re desperate, going into a subdivision. And at the same time, you know we got to worry about everything else that’s going on, so this is about as dangerous as it gets,” Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Chief of Staff Jeremy Roy said.
Walker’s dash into a wooded park area led SWAT to shut down and search.
News Center 7’s cameras captured authorities pulling him from a sewer drain and handcuffing him.
Court documents show that the car Walker crashed was stolen from his grandmother, who was assaulted.
Investigators said two guns were stolen in the home invasion in Kentucky. A handgun and a rifle were found in the car, according to court documents.
Walker is currently booked in the Warren County Jail on several charges, including:
- Obstructing official business
- Failure to comply with order or signal of police
- Three counts of receiving stolen property
- Inducing panic
- Theft
- Improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle
News Center 7 will continue to follow this story.
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