Five men have been indicted for failing to heed the signal to stop from a police officer.
A Wood County grand jury on June 5 indicted Sean Pendence Peter Blue Jr., 24, Toledo; Nathaniel Allen Woodby, 23, Northwood; Robert M. Jones, 32, of Bucyrus; Steven George Reno, 51, Rossford; and Jerome Trask Osborne IV, 40, Deerfield, Michigan, for failure to comply with the signal or order of a police officer, a third-degree felony.
On May 8, a Rossford police officer observed a Volkswagen Jette operated by Blue fail to signal when passing lanes and traveling at 79 mph in a 65-mph zone on Interstate 75. When the officer activated his lights, the vehicle sped away, weaving in and out of traffic.
The Jetta exited at Wales Road, turned right then left onto Oregon Road and reentered I-75 northbound at Miami Street, where Perrysburg Township entered the pursuit.
As they neared to I-475 spit, a sedan moved from the left lane to the right lane and was struck by the Jetta. The Jetta jumped onto the berm, took out a sign and the driver attempted to exit the vehicle.
The Rossford officer used the cruiser to box him in and Blue jumped on the hood of the cruiser and attempted to take off on food. He gave up and fell to the ground and was taken into custody.
He told police he fled because his license had expired, according to court documents.
The driver of the sedan was transported to a Toledo hospital with possible injuries to his shoulder, back, neck and legs.
The pursuit lasted 7.2 miles and had a top speed of 114 mph.
Woodby was also indicted for grand theft of a motor vehicle, a fourth-degree felony.
On May 16, he allegedly asked a salesperson at the Perrysburg Yark dealership to start a 2021 Chevy Camaro. He entered the vehicle, put it in drive, drove through the grass at a high rate of speed and fled southbound on Ohio 25. He fled into Lake Township at speeds over 130 mph before being apprehended.
Jones, who is currently in jail, also was indicted for receiving stolen property, a fourth-degree felony.
On May 14, officers were alerted to a license reader hit for a stolen vehicle on Buck Road at I-75. The vehicle, a Chevy Silverado, was found at Wendy’s on Buck Road. When it exited the parking lot, it headed westbound the entered the northbound I-75 ramp, where the officer activated the cruiser’s light bar.
The Silverado exited at Wales Road, ran a red light and almost struck a semi before reentering I-75 north. The vehicle crossed the bridge at approximately 95 mph and exited at Collingwood Boulevard. It continued onto South Erie Street then Wabash before the driver fled on foot.
Jones was attempting to jump a fence when ordered down and held at Taser point. He did not go into detail on how he obtained the vehicle.
Reno also was indicted for resisting arrest, a second-degree misdemeanor. On April 20, he allegedly resisted arrest after fleeing police.
On March 23, Osborne allegedly fled after receiving a visible or audible signal to stop.
A warrant has been issued for his arrest.
