RICHMOND — The man accused of leading officers on a high-speed chase in a stolen Richmond police cruiser has been indicted on multiple felony charges, records show.
Mitchell Gard, 32, of Richmond, was indicted on felony charges of failure to comply and receiving stolen property after a grand jury heard the case last week.
Gard was taken into custody by Shelby County deputies after a crash on state Route 29 outside the city of Sidney late last month.
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State troopers started a pursuit on the ramp from I-75 to state Route 47 in Sidney around 2:05 p.m. last Monday after the cruiser didn’t stop when troopers tried to pull it over. The pursuit continued east on state Route 29 near Jackson Road east of Sidney.
“The stolen cruiser was driving recklessly at a high rate of speed causing a minor accident at Wilkinson Street and state Route 47,” Sidney police said.
Sidney officers were unable to keep eyes on the fleeing cruiser, however a Sidney officer continued east on state Route 29 and found the cruiser had crash near the railroad tracks by the Pasco grocery store, investigators said.
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The driver of the stolen cruiser then ran south from the vehicle and into a wooded area., witnesses told police Multiple officers reported to the area to look for the suspect, who was reported to be in custody around 2:30 p.m. Gard was captured in the area of Knoop Johnston Road.
Richmond police said the cruiser had been stolen in the area of the Richmond Mall about an hour before it was spotted by OSHP on I-75. Gard has not been charged in Wayne County, Indiana.
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