CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — A man was taken into custody early Wednesday afternoon after a foot chase through downtown Chillicothe, according to reports, and officers reported recovering a gun where he was caught.
Dispatch traffic described officers converging on the Water and Second streets area shortly before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and setting a perimeter at Brownell and Water streets, Water and Main streets, and Bridge and Second streets. Officers reported the man running through backyards and an alley near Water and McArthur streets, then jumping fences near Second Street and heading toward a field off Main Street, according to the traffic.
At one point officers checked a disabled van near the railroad tracks on Second Street and determined the person inside was not the man they were looking for, according to the traffic.
The chase ended near North Rose and East Second streets. “Got him right here, gun’s on the ground,” an officer broadcast as the man was taken into custody, according to the dispatch traffic. Officers then directed the man to come forward as two officers backed down the alley, according to the traffic.
Medics were called to check the man after the arrest, according to reports. His condition could not be confirmed.
The capture came hours after a passenger fled on foot from a pursuit that ended in a crash in the city Wednesday morning and was still being sought. Authorities have not said whether the man taken into custody Wednesday afternoon is that passenger. No agency had released the man’s name or any charges as of Wednesday afternoon.
This story is based on dispatch traffic and will be updated as officials release more information.
