Police: Man held woman hostage in semi, led police on chase

Police: Man held woman hostage in semi, led police on chase

THE CHASE ENDED ON 275 NEARWHERE WE ARE OFF OF KELLOGGAVENUE.

IT WAS A CHAOTICSEVERAL HOURS FOR POLICE ANDFIRST RESPONDERS WHO WERETRYING TO STOP THE DRIVER ANDGET HIS CAPTIVE WIFE TOSAFETY.

CINCINNATI POLICE TELLUS HIS WIFE SUFFERED A BROKENLEG SOMETIME DURING THISINCIDENT BUT THAT SHE IGOINGTO BE OK.Assistant Chief PaulNeudigate/Cincinnati PoliceDepartment23:19:05"So our goalis one, get the hostage out.Then we'll figure out how toresolve the situation."CINCINNATI POLICE SAY ATFIRST, OHIO STATE HIGHWAYPATROL WAS TRYING TO PULL OVERTHIS SEMI TRUCK DRIVER FORDRIVING RECKLESSLY ON 75 SOUTHIN BUTLER COUNTY.

SOMEWHEREALONG THE CHASE-THAT WENT DOWN75 TO CINCINNATI BEFORE GOINGBACK UP 71 NORTH-TROOPERSFOUND OUT THE DRIVER WASHOLDING HIS WIFE HOSTAGE ANDTHREATENING HER IN THE CAB.Assistant Chief PaulNeudigate/Cincinnati PoliceDepartment23:14:08"He was notactually talking, but at somepoint 911 was called and therewas an open line to thedispatchers so they could hearconversations inside thetractor trailer cab."EVENTUALLY, CINCINNATI'S SWATUNIT RESPONDED WHILE THEDRIVER WAS GOING UP AND DOWN275 NEAR KELLOG AVENUE ANDASBURY ROAD.

POLICE SAY THEDRIVER INTENTIONALLY TRIED TOHIT OFFICERS LAYING DOWN STOPSTICKS ALONG THE HIGHWAY.ACCORDING TO POLICE THE DRIVERLET HIS WIFE OUT BEFORECONTINUING TO DRIVE WITH AFLAT TIREHAT'S WHEN A C-P-DSWAT SNIPER WAS ABLE TO FIREAT THE ENGINE BLOCK ANDDISABLE THE TRUCK.

?THE DRIVERPUT A KNIFE TO HIS THROAT -AND OFFICERS USED A TASER TOTAKE HIM INTO CUSTODY.Assistant Chief PaulNeudigate/Cincinnati PoliceDepartment23:11:40"He would'vekilled somebody.

Let me makethis clear.

Had it not beenshut down, had we not gotinvolved, the way he wasrecklessly driving a 5,000,10,000pound vehicle somebodywould have been dead today."?POLICE SAY THE DRIVER ISWANTED IN GEORGIA FORAGGRAVATED ASSAULT.POLICE STILL HAVEN'T NAMEDTHAT DRIVER AT THIS HOUR.KELLOGG AVENUE REOPENED ACOUPLE HOURS AGO - BUT WASCLOSED FOR HOURS.

IN FACT -THE DRIVE IN PRODUCTION OF THEMUSICAL NEWSIES HERE AT CONEYISLAND STARTED LATE BECAUSE OFTHE BACKUP..

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