PSP: Officer fires gun during search for stolen vehicle suspects in York County; 2 charged
YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM)–A police officer fired their gun when they came across a suspect during an hours-long search in York County for people who ran from a stolen vehicle, according to new details released by State Police.
State Police in York said in a news release that two men face charges from the Thursday morning search for the suspects who ran from a stolen vehicle after they crashed in New Freedom Borough.
The two men, Christian Wright, 19, and Marquis Brown, 19, both of Maryland, were charged with felony counts of receiving stolen property and conspiracy – theft along with misdemeanor counts of loitering and prowling at night time and evading arrest, court documents show. Brown also faces a misdemeanor count of fleeing and or attempting to elude officer.
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Online court documents show that Wright and Brown are locked up in York County Prison on bail set at $50,000. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 16.
According to a news release, Southern York County Regional Police Department got a call for a suspicious person in New Freedom Borough at about 2:25 a.m. and were told that someone was pulling on door handles trying to get in a vehicle.
Officers found a suspicious vehicle that tried to flee but hit a curb and became disabled, then the occupants got and ran, the release states. Officers were able to find out the crashed vehicle was stolen.
When an officer found a man, who was wearing a facemask, inside another vehicle he requested him to get out but the suspect did not listen and drove away. The vehicle was recovered near the scene
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During this incident, the officer shot his gun, Troopers say, but no one was struck or injured.
Eventually the duo, who State Police say where in the first stolen vehicle, was taken into custody after a search that involved multiple law enforcement agencies in York County.
State Police say they are still investigating.
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