STEUBEN COUNTY, IN (WTVB) – A short vehicle pursuit on Sunday evening resulted in the arrest of a rural Angola man.
It happened after the Steuben County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence in the 4400 block of West County Road 400 North in Pleasant Township for a complaint of invasion of privacy. Information received by Sheriff’s Communications indicated that a man was reportedly on the property in violation of a protective order. He was found inside an outbuilding and identified as the subject of an active protective order.
During the course of the initial invasion of privacy investigation, the man fled from Sheriff’s deputies on a motorcycle. A short high speed vehicle pursuit ensued. It ended when the motorcycle went off the road and crashed south of Binkley Road.
The Sheriff’s Office determined that the 2009 Harley-Davidson motorcycle driven by 48-year-old James L. Slabaugh II was traveling at a high rate of speed when Slabaugh failed to negotiate a curve in the road. It then went off the road and overturned causing Slabaugh to be thrown from the motorcycle.
Slabaugh was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash and complained of shoulder pain. He was transported to Parkview Regional Medical Center by Steuben County EMS in stable condition for treatment. Following medical treatment at the hospital, Slabaugh was booked into the Steuben County Jail on seven preliminary charges.
Slabaugh remains held without bond pending an initial court appearance. The incident remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office. Assisting the Sheriff’s Office at the crash scene were Angola Police, Angola Fire, and Steuben County EMS.
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