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DuPage County, IL – A 20-year-old Aurora man accused of leading officers on a high-speed chase through multiple western suburbs in a stolen vehicle has been ordered held pre-trial following a court appearance this week.
According to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office, Judge Joshua Dieden granted the State’s motion to detain Charles Walker, 20, after he allegedly fled police early January 14 in a 2016 Kia Rio reported stolen. Authorities say the chase began in West Chicago around 12:35 a.m., when an officer spotted the vehicle traveling about 60 mph in a 45 mph zone without headlights…