A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to 28 months in prison after being arrested in 2022 for his role in a violent police pursuit.
Vincent Nesbitt pleaded guilty on a negotiated plea deal to unauthorized use of a vehicle and unlawful use of a weapon with a firearm for an incident involving a police chase after a vehicle theft.
In November 2022, a woman reported to Salem Police that two men had attempted to steal her car at gunpoint, according to a news release. The woman had pulled over to the side of the road to take a phone call when two men approached her car and attempted to open the doors. They were unsuccessful because the doors were locked, but one of the men pointed a gun at her. She was able to drive off and reported the incident to an officer she saw parked nearby.
The officer had received a report of a similar incident three days prior and relayed the information.
Salem Police were investigating the previous incident, in which a vehicle had been stolen at gunpoint, and had been monitoring traffic cameras for the stolen vehicle, the release said.