Two in custody for leading deputies on pursuit of stolen vehicle in Monroe County

LA SALLE TOWNSHIP (WWJ) Two Ohio men are in custody, accused of leading deputies on a pursuit of a stolen vehicle in Monroe County.

In a press release; the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said Central Dispatch learned, on Sunday (7/21) around 2:15 a.m., the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Washington Police Department were in pursuit of a stolen vehicle on northbound I-75, entering Monroe County.

Ohio agencies pursued the 2017 white Toyota Corolla through Erie Township into La Salle Township, near Monroe. Officers stopped the car and ended the pursuit by using stop sticks and deflating the tires, the sheriff’s office said.

Two Monroe County Sheriff’s deputies arrived on scene to assist and arrested the driver, 23, and the passenger, 18. Both were from Toledo.

At one point during the pursuit, the passenger threw a gun out the window. The gun was collected as evidence, according to the sheriff’s office.

Both men are at the Monroe County Jail for Fleeing and Eluding, and Concealing and Receiving Stolen Property. Their names are being withheld until formal arraignment. Ohio State Patrol are filing additional charges, pending extradition.