BETHEL TOWNSHIP, MI (WTVB) – An Angola, Indiana man charged in connection with a brief high speed chase in two counties last October was booked into the Branch County Jail last Friday.
40-year-old Russell Toon is facing Branch County charges of third degree fleeing and eluding and a second offense of driving while his license was suspended.
He was arraigned last Friday in Branch County District Court where his bond was set at $25,000.
The pursuit started in Bethel Township and ended south of Lake Pleasant in Steuben County. Toon was wanted on a Branch County fugitive warrant at the time. Police say speeds reached as high as almost 110 miles an hour.
Steuben County court documents indicate Toon entered a guilty plea to a misdemeanor count of theft as part of a plea agreement on November 18. Toon was given a 180 day jail sentence with a total credit of 80 days for time served and good time credit.
He was also ordered to pay $347 in restitution to the Angola Wal Mart store. Possession of marijuana and resisting law enforcement charges were dismissed by Steuben County prosecutors as part of last November’s plea agreement.
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