Trial set in Freeborn County chase through a barbed wire fence
Brandon Johnson/Freeborn County Jail
Albert Lea man charged with three felonies.
Posted: Mar 12, 2021 10:17 AM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
ALBERT LEA, Minn. - A trial is scheduled for a man accused of leading law enforcement on a chase.
Brandon Stanley Johnson, 38 of Albert Lea, is charged with fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, felony theft, and first-degree criminal damage to property.
The Freeborn County Sheriff s Office says a deputy attempted to stop Johnson on January 12 after seeing him driving with no lights on at 2:24 am near St. Peter Avenue and Eberhardt Street. Johnson is accused of speeding away and driving through a barbed wire fence before getting stuck in the snow on Neal Street.