Man Arrested After Allegedly Crashing Into Police Car, Leading Pursuit Through Oklahoma City

A man has been arrested after he allegedly led officers on a pursuit and crashed into a police officer’s car Monday night in Oklahoma City.

Tuesday, March 21st 2023, 12:12 pm

By: News 9


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A man has been arrested after he allegedly led officers on a pursuit and crashed into a police officer’s car Monday night in Oklahoma City.

Related: Suspect In Custody After Pursuit Leads To Crash In SW OKC

Oklahoma City Police said the incident started when a stolen vehicle was observed leaving El Reno, Okla. and heading eastbound on Interstate 40.

Police said they initiated their emergency equipment when the stolen vehicle accelerated away, initiating a pursuit.

The vehicle then went southbound on Rockwell Avenue towards a dead end when the vehicle stopped and reversed rapidly into an officer’s patrol car.

The suspect then hit a pole before fleeing, traveling northbound on Rockwell Avenue, police said.

The suspect then stopped at a business near Meridian Avenue and the West I-40 Service Road when officers observed the suspect fleeing the scene on foot.

The K-9 unit was deployed on scene, and officers located the suspect underneath a truck parked at a business in the area.

When officers pulled the suspect from underneath the vehicle, he was refusing commands from officers, police said.

The suspect was taken into custody at around 10:34 p.m.

Police later identified the suspect as Joseph Rolan, and it was discovered that Rolan had prior felony convictions, including assault and battery on a police officer, attempt to elude, and three counts of burglary from an automobile, all dated from Feb. 22, 2019 out of Payne County.

Rolan was booked into the Oklahoma County Jail on the complaints of assault and battery with a deadly weapon, battery/assault on a police officer, eluding police, leaving the scene of an accident involving damage, obstructing an officer and unauthorized use of a vehicle.

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