Man who fled Youngstown police in November sentenced to probation
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — A 19-year-old man who has spent 107 days in jail after leading police on a chase in November was sentenced Wednesday to two years probation.
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Seandale Thompkins, of Youngstown, received the sentence from Judge Anthony Donofrio in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court after he pleaded guilty to charges of failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer, a third-degree felony; and obstructing official business, a second-degree misdemeanor.
The sentence was recommended by the attorneys in the case. Judge Donofrio went along with their recommendation.
Thompkins was arrested after police Nov. 12 tried to pull over a Jeep he was driving that was reported stolen and spotted on the city's Flock camera system on Albert Street.
The officers tried to pull the SUV over, but the driver refused to stop and led police on a chase through several East Side streets at speeds of up to 90 miles per hour before driving into Campbell, according to the report. Police then called off the chase.
The SUV was found abandoned later at Park and Richmond avenues, also on the East Side, and a drone was called in to look for the person who was driving. With help from the drone and a police dog, police were able to find the driver, later identified as Thompkins, in the woods in Lincoln Park by the old bridge, reports said. Thompkins was found hiding behind a tree and placed under arrest.
Defense attorney Desirae Dipiero asked the judge to go along with the sentencing agreement. She said her client has no adult criminal record and he has already spent 107 days in the county jail.
Judge Donofrio asked Thompkins if he enjoyed his time in the jail. Thompkins said no. Dipiero said she hopes his jail stay is a lesson he has learned to keep him out of further trouble.
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