WATERLOO, IN - in Angola man was arrested following a Sunday morning pursuit in DeKalb County.
Reports indicate the Auburn Police Department received a report of a theft of a catalytic converter from a vehicle just after 5 a.m. The theft allegedly took place in the parking lot of the Baymont Inn located at 306 Touring Drive in Auburn.
A short time later, officers from the Waterloo Marshal’s Office observed a vehicle matching the description of the vehicle involved in the theft a few minutes later exiting Interstate 69. The suspect vehicle drove thru a red light at the intersection of I-69 and US 6.
Officers followed the vehicle westbound on US 6 and conducted a traffic stop at County Road 27. Authorities say the driver initially stopped his vehicle then accelerated away from the stop, traveling northbound on County Road 27 at speeds of 75 to 80 miles per hour. The vehicle then turned eastbound onto County Road 18, which dead ends into Interstate 69. As the driver reached the end of County Road 18, he jumped out of the moving vehicle and was taken into custody after a short foot pursuit.
The driver was identified as 39-year-old David John Zervos of Angola. He was arrested for resisting law enforcement, a level 6 felony, possession of a syringe, a level 6 felony, possession of paraphernalia, a class C misdemeanor and driving while suspended. An unidentified passenger in the vehicle was not charged.
Zervos was transported to the DeKalb County Jail. He was held on a bond of $7,500-dollars.
Investigators say a catalytic converted was found in the back seat of the vehicle. The incident remains under investigation by the Auburn Police Department.
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