A 120 MPH chase ended with a smashed-up motorcycle and a suspect in cuffs in Thurston County, Washington.
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In a wild chase video, South Thurston County deputies had a suspect flee at speeds over 120mph along SR507.
Here are the details of the incident according to a posting from the department:
On July 9th, the dangerous domestic violence suspect wanted for crimes including burglary 1st and theft of a firearm.
The suspect was apprehended and issued a $75k bail, which he posted two days later.
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Here’s where the story gets crazy. Immediately after getting released, the suspect began violating his no-contact order, and didn’t appear in court, and also threatened to kill any law enforcement officer if approached.
The suspect was then spotted on July 26th after deptuties and the Yelm police were called to a no-contact situation. The suspect was riding a street bike, and a chase ensued with the police.
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Speeds in the chase reached 120+ MPH along SR507.
After fleeing in a large circle and heading back toward the more densely populated area of Yelm on Vail Rd, the pursuing deputy pulled ahead of the bike and began boxing the suspect in. The rider tried to go around in the ditch and crashed.
The suspect is now under arrest again for multiple counts of order violation, attention to elude, and warrants related to his original charges, that including burglary 1st DV, theft of a firearm, assault 2 DV, and malicious mischief DV. The suspect is still in the hospital being treated for his injuries before booking.
Check out the video above to see the bravery of the South Thurston County deputies.
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