MPD involved in chase
What started as a speeding violation could end up with more than 13 years in prison for an Albuquerque man.
Christian Carbajal, 21, of New Mexico, was arrested early Sunday morning, charged with felony assault and felony failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer, as wall as speeding, improper operation of a vehicle at stop signs, failure to drive in marked lanes, failure to signal before changing course, reckless operation and two counts of driving under the influence.
Captain Nate Sachs with the Marysville Division of Police said that at about 2:35 a.m., Sunday, police spotted a red Jeep driving south on North Main Street. Sachs said the vehicle was clocked going 46 miles per hour in a 25 mile an hour zone.
The officer turned around, “and the suspect vehicle accelerated.”
The vehicle went west on Fourth Street.
Sachs said police “briefly lost” the vehicle when it turned and “blacked out” its headlights.
The officer found the vehicle in a cul-de-sac in the area of Parkview Drive.
“He posted his cruiser at the end of the cul-de-sac in an effort to block it,” Sachs said.
Sachs said he isn’t sure what the officer had intended to do, but didn’t have the choice to do anything.
“The vehicle turned its lights back on and headed toward the officer, to the point that the officer thought he was going to hit him,” Sachs said. “The officer put his cruiser in reverse and the vehicle sped past him out of the cul-de-sac.”
The Jeep turned onto West Fifth Street then onto Route 245. Other officers joined the pursuit at that point. Sachs said the pursuit hit 90 miles per hour at one point. Additionally, Sachs said the man allegedly “blew through” multiple stop signs during the chase. He said there was no traffic on Route 245 at that time of day, but the pursuit was nearing a construction area.
Just as quickly as the pursuit began, it ended.
Sachs said the driver, later identified as Carbajal, stopped the car.
“He just pulled over on his own and stepped out of the vehicle,” Sachs said.
He said the felonious assault charge should be filed as an attempted felonious assault for Carbajal’s alleged actions in nearly hitting the officer.
Also from Marysville Division of police Reports:
Cheyanne Nichole Wendel, 23, of Bellefontaine, and Justin J. Bates, 34, of Warsaw, were arrested at 1:55 p.m., Sunday at 555 Coleman’s Crossing Boulevard. Both were charged with theft stemming from an incident earlier in the evening.
Police responded to an apartment building the 400 block of Wind Mil Drive at 12:10 a.m., Sunday, on a call of suspicious condition.
Police responded to a retail store in the 500 block of Coleman’s Crossing Boulevard at 2:54 a.m., Sunday, on a call of breaking and entering and vandalism.
Police responded to a residential facility in the 700 block of Professional Parkway at 4:18 p.m., Sunday on a report of criminal mischief.
Police responded to the 26000 block of Route 4 at Neel Road, at 4:58 p.m., Sunday, to take possession of unspecified recovered property.
At 4:29 p.m., Sunday, police responded to an animal complaint at a home in the 500 block of Meadow Drive.
Police responded to a residential facility in the 300 block of Bridgeway Drive at 10:36 a.m., Monday, on a report of telecommunications harassment.
According to Union County Sheriff’s Office reports:
Deputies and units from the Jerome Township Fire Department responded to U.S. 42, north of New California Drive, for a property damage crash involving a 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee that drove off the road, struck a tree stump and then drove into a tree line at 12:07 a.m. Friday. As a result of the investigation, the driver, Adam, S. Byard, 37, of Powell, was arrested for operating a vehicle while under the influence. The arrestee was transported to the Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 26000 block of Storms Road to investigate a domestic dispute between a girlfriend and boyfriend at 1:18 a.m. Friday. The parties were separated.
A deputy assisted units from the Marysville Police and Fire Departments with an injury crash on U.S. 33 near the Northwest Parkway exit at 7:37 a.m. Friday.
A deputy responded to U.S. 33, east of Mitchell Dewitt Road, to investigate a property damage crash involving a 2006 Toyota Camry that struck a deer at 8:39 a.m. Friday.
A deputy assisted a Marysville Police Officer with a road rage incident near the intersection of London Avenue and Stocksdale Drive at 8:58 a.m. Friday.
A deputy arrested Guy A. Andonian, 77, of Grove City, for an outstanding warrant when he turned himself in at the Sheriff’s Office at 9:31 a.m. Friday. He was taken to the Union County Common Pleas Court.
A deputy was sent to a business in the 8500 block of Industrial Parkway to investigate a property damage crash involving a 2022 Ford F-550 that backed into a parked 2022 Infiniti Q50 at 10:09 a.m. Friday.
A deputy responded to a business on Main Street in Broadway to investigate a property damage crash involving a 2003 Dodge Ram that lost a tire off a trailer it was pulling at 11:40 a.m. Friday. The tire rolled into a fence at the business and caused damage.
Deputies were dispatched to a property in the 17000 block of Route 347 to investigate a shed that was broken into and the theft of four tires and rims at 11:48 a.m. Friday.
Deputies were sent to a residence in the 13000 block of Route 4 to investigate a domestic dispute between several family members at 12:22 p.m. Friday.
A deputy was dispatched to a residence in the 21000 block of North Darby Coe Road to investigate the theft of a license plate at 2:53 p.m. Friday.
Deputies responded to the intersection of Industrial Parkway and Mitchell Dewitt Road to investigate a property damage crash involving a 2020 Ford EcoSport that was struck from behind by a 2004 Freightliner at 4:08 p.m. Friday. The driver of the Freightliner, Marshall J. Goodwin Jr, 50, of Washington Court House, was issued a traffic citation for failure to maintain an assured clear distance ahead. The driver of the Ford, Machado Correia, 21, of Worthington, was issued traffic citations for driving without a valid license and failure to use a turn signal.
A deputy and units from the Jerome Township Fire Department responded to the 7000 block of Park Mill Drive for a fire in landscape bushes near a structure at 2:38 a.m. Saturday.
A deputy was sent to the Franklin County Jail to take custody of Kayla M. Trusler, 29, of Alliance, for an outstanding arrest warrant at 2:59 a.m. Saturday. The arrestee was transported to the Tri-County Regional Jail.
A deputy was dispatched to a property in the 19000 block of Springdale Road to investigate the theft of topsoil at 1:19 p.m. Saturday.
A deputy responded to the U.S. 33 westbound exit ramp to Northwest Parkway to investigate a property damage crash involving a 2015 Mitsubishi Outlander that struck the back of a 2013 Toyota RAV4 at 4:21 p.m. Saturday. The driver of the Mitsubishi, Randy P. Eddy, 71, of Plain City, was issued a traffic citation for failure to maintain an assured clear distance ahead.
Deputies responded to the intersection of Route 31 and Amrine Wood Road to investigate a property damage crash involving a 2018 Chevrolet Traverse that struck the back of a 2022 Honda Pilot at 4:51 p.m. Saturday. The driver of the Chevrolet, Rebecca L. Poling, 26, of West Mansfield, was issued a traffic citation for failure to maintain an assured clear distance ahead.
While investigating a driving complaint, a deputy stopped the suspect vehicle on U.S. 33, east of U.S. 42. As a result of the investigation, Rodrigo J. Arteaga, 32, of Grove City, was issued a traffic citation for driving without a valid license and a misdemeanor citation for having an open container of alcohol in a vehicle.
As a result of a traffic stop on U.S. 33 near Brock Road, a deputy arrested Arili Chaves, 35, of Columbus, for operating a vehicle while under the influence. He was also issued traffic citations for driving without a valid license and failure to drive in marked lanes. A passenger in the vehicle, Manuel V. Herrera, 33, of Columbus, was arrested for obstructing official business. They were both transported to the Tri-County Regional Jail.
Deputies assisted the Marysville Police Department with a vehicle pursuit that ended in the 19000 block of Route 245 at 2:36 a.m. Sunday.
Deputies and a Plain City Police Department officer went to a residence on North Avenue in Plain City to arrest Curtis R. Gadson Jr., 24, of West Mansfield, for an outstanding warrant at 8:52 a.m. Sunday. He was transported to the Marysville Police Department and released after posting a bond.
Deputies were sent to a business in the 8400 block of Estates Court to investigate a property damage crash involving a 2019 Freightliner semi at 10 a.m. Sunday.
Deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 8400 block of Fig Grove Way to investigate an extortion attempt involving a social media application at 10:22 a.m. Sunday.
While investigating a driving complaint, a deputy found the suspect vehicle parked near the intersection of U.S. 42 and Jerome Road at 5:02 p.m. Sunday. As a result of the investigation, Harijan M. Zalazar, 34, of Dallas, Texas, was arrested for operating a vehicle while under the influence. The arrestee was transported to the Tri-County Regional Jail.