A 22-year-old man was arrested after stealing a Lexington County sheriff’s deputy’s patrol car and engaging in a multi-county police chase that ended in North Augusta.
Kevin Romero, 22, of Lexington, South Carolina, is charged with grand larceny, failure to stop for blue lights and reckless driving, according to arrest warrants.
A deputy responded to a call about a civil dispute Monday night on the 3400 block of Augusta Road, according to Lexington County Sheriff Jay Koon.
Romero, who was wanted by at least two Midlands law enforcement agencies, had a bat in his hand and eventually dropped it after numerous commands from the deputy to do so, according to Koon. He continued to put his hands in his pockets, and told the deputy he had a knife in his pocket.
“The deputy was able to get the knife out of Romero’s pocket and put it on the ground,” Koon said. “As the deputy was trying to detain Romero, he started to resist and disregard commands. The deputy called for backup as they continued to struggle.”