âSovereign Soulâ arrested by U.S. Marshals after fleeing from Vermilion police James Thompson (Source: 19 News) By Julia Bingel | May 19, 2021 at 1:23 PM EDT - Updated May 19 at 1:23 PM
ERIE COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - A man wanted for a number of crimes in Lorain and Erie Counties was arrested early Wednesday by The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force.
James Thompson, 39, was found sitting in his vehicle in the Mill Hollow Vermilion River Reservation and was arrested without incident. said U.S. Marshals.
Thompson was pulled over by Vermilion police on May 10 after officers received a report of a suspicious vehicle.
Vermilion police search for armed man who slipped away following chase
James Thompson told police he was a sovereign citizen and that Jesus Christ told him that he did not need a drivers license before he sped off with police in pursuit.
Vermilion police search for armed man who slipped away following chase By Brian Duffy | May 10, 2021 at 3:42 PM EDT - Updated May 10 at 7:22 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Vermilion police are searching for James Thompson, 39, after he led police on a chase that reached speeds of close to 80 miles an hour before he lost control and crashed into a ditch.