COLUMBUS – A high-speed chase through two central Ohio counties ended with the arrest of a Galion man wanted in connection with an armed holdup in Mansfield.
Members of the U.S. Marshal’S Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team spotted Rudel Chatman near the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Case Road on the Northeast Side of Columbus at 11:30 Wednesday morning, according to the office of Delaware County Sheriff Russell Martin.
Chatman, 46, was wanted for armed robbery stemming from an incident that occurred in Mansfield, Martin said.
When the SOFAST officers saw his vehicle, Chatman tried to elude the officers and a pursuit followed on I-71 northbound, during which Chatman drove in excess of 100 mph and occasionally crossed the median to drive northbound in the southbound lanes, Nartin said.
The chase, which eventually involving Delaware County Sheriff’s Office deputies, ended on I-71 near the Delaware-Morrow County line, where Chatman was taken into custody and transported to the hospital for minor injuries, Martin said.
One other person was injured by a crash during the pursuit and was transported to the hospital for treatment for minor injuries, Martin said.