(WLIO) - A murder suspect out of Dayton is in custody after leading law enforcement on a chase earlier Wednesday.
Around 11 a.m. this morning, the West Central Ohio Crime Task Force and the Allen County Sheriff's Office were assisting Dayton Police to detain Jeremy Van Voorhis, who is a homicide suspect. He fled in his vehicle as local deputies attempted to stop him, leading them on a pursuit. That chase lasted about an hour and went through Allen, Auglaize, and eventually ended in Shelby County, where Van Voorhis stopped his vehicle and surrendered. He is currently in the Allen County Jail and charged with failure to comply.
Press Release from the Allen County Sheriff's Office: This morning at approximately 11:00am the West Central Ohio Crime Task Force and the Allen County Sheriff’s Office were assisting Dayton Police Department in an attempt to detain homicide suspect, Jeremy Heath Van Voorhis (DOB 1/13/1975) from the Dayton area. When the suspect was located deputies attempted to stop him, which the suspect immediately fled in his vehicle. The pursuit lasted approximately an hour and traversed 3 counties, ending in Shelby County on a country road. The suspect ultimately stopped his vehicle and surrendered. He was taken into custody without incident then transported to the Allen County Jail and charged with failure to comply.
This agency does not have any information regarding the alleged homicide in the Dayton area.
