On October 27, police in Franklin, Ohio, were alerted by a Flock automated license plate reader system about a vehicle that had been reported stolen in Middletown, Ohio. The officers didn’t take long to locate the allegedly stolen vehicle and attempt to stop it. However, the driver allegedly refused to stop the vehicle when asked.
On the contrary, the driver allegedly started fleeing, triggering a pursuit. The pursuit reportedly crossed multiple countries and borders. It began after the police identified the reportedly stolen vehicle and continued through Springboro. It traveled north into Montgomery County, before finally ending near the intersection of State Route 48 and State Route 73.
According to reports, the vehicle ultimately drove over a curb, after which the police were able to apprehend the two people inside the vehicle. The two people inside the car were identified as Ja’Tydrick Johnson and Daniel Schroer. The Franklin Ohio Division of Police stated that Johnson told officers that he was told not to run from the Franklin police. Additional departments that were involved with the case include the Springboro Police Department, Clearcreek Township Police Department, Warren County Sheriff’s Office, and Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Both were ultimately arrested and taken into custody. Johnson was charged with receiving stolen property and failure to comply with a police officer’s order or signal, both of which are treated as felony offenses and are directly related to this incident. On the other hand, Schroer was reportedly arrested for multiple outstanding warrants, though the report didn’t dive deeper into what those warrants are about…