WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, OHIO — An 18-year-old Kentucky man has been sentenced to five years in prison after leading Springboro police on a dangerous high-speed chase in a stolen minivan, which ended in a crash, manhunt, and shelter-in-place alert in Montgomery County, Ohio.
According to the Warren County Common Pleas Court, Trevor Walker, of Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, was sentenced immediately after pleading guilty to multiple felony charges linked to the August 11, 2025, pursuit.
The Chase Began With a Stolen Van Linked to a Home Invasion
Court documents show the pursuit began around Ohio 741 near Pennyroyal Road, where Springboro police spotted a stolen Toyota Sienna. The van was registered to Walker’s grandmother in Franklin County, Kentucky, and reportedly connected to both a missing person case and a home invasion investigation, police said.
When Officer Jeff Strader attempted a traffic stop, Walker sped away, ran multiple red lights, and eventually crashed into another vehicle at the intersection of Ohio 725 and Paragon Road in Washington Township…