Steubenville Teen Leads Police On High-Speed Chase
Friday, November 28, 2008 – updated: 4:25 pm EST November 28, 2008
A Steubenville teen is charged with numerous crimes after a high-speed chase that spanned both sides of the river.Franklin Littlejohn III, 19, was arrested by Brooke County police on charges of fleeing police, possessing marijuana and possessing alcohol as a minor.Deputies said the chase initially started in Ohio, when Wells Township police said they spotted Littlejohn driving 91 mph with no headlights on state Route 7 near the Cardinal Plant in Brilliant.Police said they tried to stop him, but he sped away.On a recording of a police scanner, officers are heard requesting backup from Steubenville and Weirton police.“It looks like he’s going across the bridge. Get a hold of Weirton,” one officer said.Once in Weirton, Littlejohn was stopped and arrested by Brooke County deputies.Littlejohn was released from the Northern Regional Jail on Friday.
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