A man was sentenced to three months in jail for leading lawmen on a high-speed chase in which he crashed into another motorist.
The man, Jonathan Ray Pewitt, 26, entered a guilty plea before Circuit Court Judge Bart Stanley to charges of evading arrest. He was ordered to serve 90 days of a three-year sentence.
His jail time comes after police found his vehicle sitting on the railroad tracks off Highway 70 Bypass. He fled when police stopped to question him and led them on a high-speed chase on New Smithville Highway.
He struck a motorist while fleeing but refused to stop. Police were able to get his tag number and Cannon County authorities picked him up in their county. He admitted to fleeing because he was driving on a suspended license that had been taken by the state for failing to pay child support.
In other circuit traffic sentences:
• Thomas Edward Glimps was directed to serve 150 days of a four-year sentence, pay $3,000 plus costs and lose his driver license for eight years for seventh-offense DUI, fourth-offense driving a revoked license, and violation of habitual traffic offender status. He must also wear a monitor for 90 days.
• Andrew Chase Cope was ordered to serve 20 days of an 11-month, 29-day sentence, perform 12 hours public service work, pay $500 plus costs and lose his driver license for one year for DUI and third-offense driving on a suspended license.
• Ricky Dwayne Hice was directed to serve 60 days of an 11-29 sentence, perform 40 hours public service work, lose his driver license for two years, and pay $750 plus costs for second-offense DUI.
• Lucas Stoops was instructed to serve 125 days of a three-year sentence, pay $50 plus restitution, and perform 16 hours public service work for second-offense driving on a suspended license and grand theft.
• Michael Frederick Teachout was directed to serve 30 days of an 11-29 sentence, pay $100 plus costs, perform 12 hours public service work and lose his driver license for one year for second-offense driving on a revoked license.
• Keith Loren Prater was instructed to serve five days and pay $50 plus costs for driving without a license.
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