Police say suspect charged police automobile, drove onto bike path in stolen automobile

Casper, Wyoming — Casper police say a person knowingly purchased a stolen automobile and filed expenses by the West Casper District when police tried to cease him final week.

George Jackson, 25, was indicted in circuit courtroom on Wednesday, Dec. 21, for grand theft, fugitive driving, reckless driving, obstruction, and possession of fentanyl. His bond was set at $40,000 in money or guarantor. Jackson is presumed harmless till confirmed responsible or confesses.

Police say they noticed a black Dodge pickup with Colorado plates on it a number of occasions prior to now few weeks and fled making an attempt to cease it, in line with an affidavit.

At roughly 8:09 pm on Tuesday, December 20, officers stationed in an alley close to Coulter Drive in West Casper noticed the identical truck pull down the street and into an alley. Officers examined the license plate however didn’t return to the registered automobile.

Officers arrange perimeters at each ends of the alley and positioned patrol vehicles in entrance of overhead lights that the suspect had activated. Based on the affidavit, the suspect then started driving backwards down an alley and crashed right into a parked automobile and a trash can.

The affidavit mentioned the suspect’s automobile managed to show in an alleyway and rammed head-on into one other police automobile, almost crashing into it. Police mentioned the automobile then ran over a metropolis energy pole, slammed right into a concrete block and launched into a motorbike path that wound by the neighborhood parallel to the fairgrounds.

The truck finally acquired caught in a snowdrift and the suspect fled on foot. Officers discovered the suspect (later recognized as Jackson) on Kearny and Fremont streets and arrested him.

The automobile’s VIN revealed it had been reported stolen in Natrona County, police mentioned.

Jackson reportedly instructed police that he purchased the automobile for $200 from “Bam,” a identified alias for fugitive Joshua Criminal, who was arrested days earlier. Officers additionally discovered a suspected quantity of fentanyl in a vial that Jackson was carrying. Officers additionally discovered a 20-gauge shotgun and artillery shells within the automobile.