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Man Tased For Fleeing Police

Written on September 27, 2013 by Staff Reporter

Categories: Archive 2013, News Archive 2013

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Luke Isaac Reinhart
Luke Isaac Reinhart
Tasha Nicole Comment
Tasha Nicole Comment

Motorists along U.S. 30 in Warsaw witnessed a short foot pursuit Thursday afternoon when an Atwood man ran from police and was Tased.

It happened around 3:30 p.m. at Parker Street and U.S. 30 when a Warsaw Police Officer initiated a traffic stop on a white SUV for a seatbelt infraction. The driver of the vehicle, identified as Luke Isaac Reinhart, 34, of Atwood, stopped the vehicle and then fled on foot. He got to about the median of the highway where he was Tased by an officer and taken into custody.

Reinhart was arrested for possession of marijuana, false informing and resisting law enforcement. His bond was set at $500.

Police search a vehicle along U.S. 30 in Warsaw Thursday after the driver fled officers on foot. (Photo provided)
Police search a vehicle along U.S. 30 in Warsaw Thursday after the driver fled officers on foot. (Photo provided)

A passenger in the vehicle, 30-year-old Tasha Nicole Comment of Van Wert, Ohio, was also arrested for possession of marijuana and false informing. Her bond was set at $450.

Multi-Township EMS assisted at the scene.

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