Stolen vehicle leads to KPD chase, arrest in Kewanee
Staff report
The Kewanee Police Department Friday announced they have arrested a Danville, Ill., man who, after getting into a fight here, stole two vehicles, and rammed police squad cars after he was cornered.
Verne Yearlan, 38, who was arrested and taken to Henry County Jail, faces the following preliminary charges: ggravated fleeing and eluding; fleeing and eluding; two counts of possession of a stolen vehicle; aggravated battery, aggravated assault and numerous traffic violations. He also is being held on outstanding warrants from Tazwell County, the Illinois Department of Corrections, and Boone County, Ind.
Updated: 7:44 PM CST January 8, 2021
KEWANEE, Ill. The Kewanee Police Department spent the early hours of Friday, January 8 in a chase with a Danville man after he got into a fight, damaged propety and stole two cars.
According to a Facebook post from the Kewanee Police Department, at about 5:30 a.m., 38-year-old Danville, Illinois resident Verne Yearian got into a fight with another individual at a home in the 700 block of North Walnut Street, where he allegedly struck the person with a sledgehammer before fleeing the scene on foot.
Yearian then made his way to Casey’s General Store on North Main Street, where he stole a car and disappeared. After this point, police were unable to locate him for the time being.
By Julia Bertino
Jan 8, 2021
(Kewanee, IL) An Illinois man is facing multiple charges after police say he assaulted someone with a sledgehammer, stole two vehicles, and led police on a chase that ended Friday morning in Kewanee.
The Kewanee Police Department says 38 year old Verne Yearian, of Danville, is facing charges of aggravated fleeing and eluding, fleeing and eluding, two counts of possession of a stolen vehicle, aggravated battery, aggravated assault and multiple traffic violations.
The Police Department said in a post on its Facebook page Friday:
Around 5:30 Friday morning, Yearian got into a physical fight with a person at a home in the 700 block of North Walnut Street. Yearian struck the person with a sledgehammer before leaving on foot. They say he then stole a vehicle from Casey’s General Store on North Main Street. Officers were unable to locate Yearian or the stolen vehicle at that time.
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