FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – A Fargo man is in jail after a series of pursuits involving a stolen vehicle.
Police say Johnathan Ortiz, 27, escaped from officers multiple times over two days, attempting to run an undercover officer off the road, driving toward a squad car, and later ramming multiple squad cars while trying to escape.
The pursuit ended at 12:46 Friday morning when the vehicle became disabled and Ortiz escaped on foot.
Ortiz is facing charges for fleeing in a motor vehicle, theft, reckless endangerment, and felony criminal mischief.
Police say no officers were injured, but multiple squad cars were damaged.
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