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A Washington County man jailed on charges of fleeing a January traffic stop is facing additional charges in connection with a slow-speed pursuit in Monessen last week, according to court dockets.
Denzell Darshai Johnson, 23, of Donora, was jailed last week on multiple criminal charges related to a Jan. 26 incident in West Brownsville where troopers say he fled an attempted traffic stop. Authorities charged him in connection with the Monessen incident after he was jailed. In the Monessen case, they say he was driving a damaged Mercedes and fled a traffic stop in the city about 3 a.m. April 12.
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A Fayette County woman is being held in the Westmoreland County Prison after being charged with stealing a Monessen police cruiser and crashing it into a tree early Monday, according to court records.
Jamya Dee Avona Leonard, 19, of Uniontown, was charged with receiving stolen property, reckless endangerment, resisting arrest and theft by police after, police say, she admitted stealing the cruiser about 3:30 a.m.
Police from multiple departments first apprehended Leonard after she was involved in a prior slow-speed pursuit of another vehicle that was reported operating only on three tires and a rim, police said.