Read about pursuit of stolen Jeep ends in Lewis County …

Updated

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

The Olympian reports a 29-year-old Chehalis man was arrested following a high speed chase down Interstate 5 into Lewis County last night after a suspected stolen Jeep was spotted in Rochester.

News reporter Alex Krell writes it began around 6:15 p.m. when a resident south of Tumwater reported he answered a knock on his door, a man beat him up, took the keys to his vehicle and drove away with it.

Michael Hilton, 29, was booked into the Thurston County Jail for robbery, assault and eluding, according to the sheriff’s office.

Read more here

Watch interview with victim on King5.com

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2 Responses to “Read about pursuit of stolen Jeep ends in Lewis County …”

  1. Free Air says:
    Saturday, December 29, 2012 at 9:03 am

    Not mention, that a trooper spends almost 2,000 hours a year driving their very well equipped patrol car after undergoing an intense driving training program and yearly qualifications.
    It’s more like Peewee Herman taking on a professional boxer!

  2. OMG Really says:
    Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 5:00 pm

    Ding-a-ling…. Who would ever think a jeep could win a race against raw horsepower? Stupid “citiot”( city + idiot )