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Ohio State Patrol Media Release<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Mill Creek Township \u2013 On January 14, 2023, at approximately 8:33PM, Williams County area law enforcement was notified by Indiana State Police of an eastbound motor vehicle pursuit involving a black 2019 Cadillac XT5 on US20 near the Ohio-Indiana State Line. Indiana State Police terminated their pursuit at the state line. At approximately 8:37PM, a trooper with the Defiance Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol located the pursuit vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on US20 near County Road 11. Ohio troopers attempted to initiate a traffic stop and a pursuit ensued which ended in a single vehicle crash on County Road 20\/N west of US127. The suspect exited the vehicle after the crash and fled on foot. After a physical altercation in a field east of US127, the suspect was taken into custody. Two officers sustained minor injuries from the physical altercation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The suspect, Johnathan J. Merchant, age 32, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was charged with fleeing and eluding and assaulting a police office, both felonies. He was also charged with resisting arrest and operating a vehicle impaired, both misdemeanors. He was incarcerated at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio (CCNO). The suspect has pending charges in Indiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Defiance Post was assisted by the Williams County Sheriff\u2019s Office, Fulton County Sheriff\u2019s Office, West Unity Police Department, Pioneer Police Department, Mill Creek Fire Department and Williams County EMS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident remains under investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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