CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (WCMH) – A Chillicothe man accused of stealing a state patrol cruiser remains in jail on charges of theft and failure to comply with an officer after leading troopers on a high-speed chase in Ross County.
According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, on Jan. 14, Tommy Cantrell Jr. jumped into the driver’s seat of an Ohio State Highway Patrol cruiser that was left running outside of a post just north of Chillicothe.
Troopers located the cruiser via GPS tracking and attempted to initiate a traffic stop. Cantrell fled on State Route 772 south of Chillicothe about 2:30 a.m., and a high-speed chase ensued.
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Troopers said the Chillicothe Police Department deployed stop sticks on Paint Street near Cooks Hill Road and, upon approaching a gas station near a railroad crossing, the cruiser came to a stop. The incident lasted about 30 minutes.
Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers arrest Tommy Cantrell after a police chase involving a stolen state cruiser (Courtesy/OSHP)Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers arrest Tommy Cantrell after a police chase involving a stolen state cruiser (Courtesy/OSHP)Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers arrest Tommy Cantrell after a police chase involving a stolen state cruiser (Courtesy/OSHP)Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers arrest Tommy Cantrell after a police chase involving a stolen state cruiser (Courtesy/OSHP)Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers arrest Tommy Cantrell after a police chase involving a stolen state cruiser (Courtesy/OSHP)Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers arrest Tommy Cantrell after a police chase involving a stolen state cruiser (Courtesy/OSHP)Troopers ordered Cantrell several times to show his hands and exit the vehicle. Cantrell, while leaning out the window with his hands up, replied multiple times, "I've got a seatbelt on, sir!"
He was then ordered to remove the seat belt and crawl out of the open window to the ground, before being detained.
"What are you doing?" one trooper asked.
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Charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle and failure to comply with a police officer, fourth- and third-degree felonies, respectively, Cantrell was issued a $25,000 bond in Ross County Municipal Court. No injuries were reported and the cruiser did not sustain any damage.
Cantrell remains in custody, according to the Ross County Sheriff's Office inmate roster, and he is expected to appear at a pretrial hearing Feb. 24.
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