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Suspect Handcuffed Behind His Back Leads Cops on 100 MPH Chase
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According to reports, a handcuffed suspect managed to lead cops on a high-speed pursuit.
Joshua D. Swartwout, 23, was being transported to another facility after he was initially arrested on suspicion of auto theft after leading cops on an earlier pursuit. The vehicle he was being transported in did not have an equipped rear-seat cage and was sitting in the front passenger seat.
En route to the detention facility, the transporting officer witnessed a serious motorcycle accident and exited the vehicle to administer assistance. During that time, Swartwout got behind the wheel of the patrol car and sped off.
A man who was handcuffed behind his back led Kansas State Troopers on a 100mph chase in a stolen patrol car on Easter weekend.
The 23-year-old who is from Florida –was being transported to a detention facility around noon on Saturday after he had been arrested following a pursuit that involved a stolen vehicle where he also hit speeds over 100 MPH.
The trooper then witnessed a motorcycle crash on the highway and stopped to help.
While the trooper was assisting with the motorcycle crash, the handcuffed prisoner got behind the wheel of the patrol car and took off, reaching speeds of 100 MPH.
Suspect handcuffed behind his back steals patrol car, leads cops on 100 mph chase
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A 23-year-old man is suspected of stealing a Kansas Highway Patrol vehicle and leading officers on a chase with speeds topping 100 mph while handcuffed behind his back, officials said.
Investigators are trying to determine how the suspect, Joshua D. Swartwout of Naples, Florida, managed to get behind the wheel of the patrol car and drive it more than 30 miles without the use of his hands.
Trooper Tod Hileman, a spokesman for the Kansas Highway Patrol, told ABC News on Sunday that troopers who arrested Swartwout did not initially ask him how he operated the emergency vehicle.
Police in Kansas are trying to understand how a suspect who was handcuffed behind his back managed to steal a patrol car and lead troopers on a high-speed chase over the weekend.