May 18, 2018 – A Delaware County Grand Jury has returned an indictment against 20-year-old Timothy Lamont Harris Jr., of Columbus.
Charges come after a May 8, 2018 call to law enforcement that a silver Honda was travelling at a high rate of speed on Interstate 71 north.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol located the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop, but the driver ignored the lights and sirens, and instead led law enforcement on a high-speed chase.
“Speeds reached more than 120 mph,” said Delaware County Prosecutor Carol O’Brien. “The suspect car passed other vehicles on the berm, went left of center, and made multiple unsafe lane changes.”
The pursuit went from Delaware to Morrow County, and back to Delaware County again via Interstate 71 and State Route 61.
“The vehicle eventually ran off the roadway into a private drive,” O’Brien said. “When law enforcement ran the license plates, the car came back as stolen.”
Harris is charged with failure to comply with order or signal of police officer – a third-degree felony, and receiving stolen property – a fourth-degree felony.
There were no injuries during the pursuit, and Harris was taken into custody without incident. He is in jail awaiting arraignment, which is not yet scheduled.
