Dayville man Tasered after leading chase in stolen car
Published 9:01 pm Sunday, November 17, 2013
Police used a Taser Saturday night to capture a Dayville man suspected of stealing a car from the Bethlehem Inn.
Ricky Allen Elliott, 50, was arrested on suspicion of unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, felony attempt to elude in a vehicle, reckless driving and resisting arrest, among other charges, according to the Oregon State Police.
Just after 9:30 p.m. an OSP trooper spotted a 1994 Toyota Celica minutes after it was reported stolen from the Bethlehem Inn, a homeless shelter on the U.S. Highway 97 in north Bend. When the trooper tried to pull the car over the driver tried to ram the patrol car with the Celica and get away.
The Celica crashed on O.B. Riley Road and the driver ran from the car, according to OSP. Bend Police officers and Deschutes County Sheriff’s deputies helped look for the man, who according to police was found hiding in brush about five minutes after the crash. The man tried to fight with police, OSP reported, and officers used a Taser to subdue him.