April 6, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com
A deal could be in the works to clear the record of a Pinckney man charged after a high-speed police chase.
23-year-old Jon Patrick Dethloff was charged last month with fleeing and eluding as well as carrying a concealed weapon for the February 28th incident. The Livingston County Sheriffâs Office says one of its deputies attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Dethloff near Fowlerville because it did not have a license plate.
He reportedly fled onto westbound I-96, although the pursuit was terminated at the Livingston/Ingham County line. However, approximately a half-hour later, that same vehicle was observed near Grand River and Gregory Road in Handy Township. When a deputy attempted to stop it, the vehicle again fled, eventually heading northbound on Fowlerville Road, where it became disabled after striking a deer north of Sharpe Road. After Dethloff was taken into custody, a Glock handgun was loc