October 29, 2018
A Culver man is behind bars following a high-speed pursuit in two counties on Sunday.
Officer Wozniak with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department was working early Sunday morning and received a dispatch of a suspicious truck in the area State Road 8 and West Country Line Road. The concerned citizen also reported hearing a gunshot.
About 1:30 in the morning he located a Ford pickup in the area of the West County Line Road and 14B Road. As he attempted to catch up the vehicle it increased its speed. After going north on Upas Road and then west on State Road 8 the vehicle was traveling over 100 mph.
Once they reached the intersection of Heaton Street and Culver Road in Knox the vehicle suddenly came to a stop. With the help of Starke County Officers, three adults were detained at the scene and a 6 year old was moved to a safe location.
30 year old Alejandro Marron Loera was taken into custody and lodged in the Marshall County Jail for Neglect of a Dependent, Resisting Law Enforcement with a vehicle, Operating Without a License and Reckless Driving. He was held on a $3,000 cash bond.
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