(La Porte, IN) - A La Porte man who got away from police during a high speed chase was captured more than a month later. Sonny Taylor, 22, is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with two counts of Auto Theft and Resisting Law Enforcement.
According to court documents, Taylor on January 28th was discovered in a vehicle stolen out of Indianapolis at the Conoco gas station at 104 East Lincolnway in La Porte.
Leaving the gas station, he allegedly failed stop for an officer trying to pull him over. He fled down several streets at high speeds before veering southbound in the northbound lanes of U.S. 35 and onto Crescent Street and 18th Street where he accelerated to more than 80 miles per hour, police said.
Taylor disregarded several stop signs along the way before heading westbound on Indiana 2 where he began weaving in and out of traffic at close to 100 miles per hour. The officer lost sight of the vehicle after traveling over a curve and hill then terminated the pursuit.
On February 9th, Taylor was staying with a woman on Farrand Avenue for a few days when he stole her car after taking the keys, court documents further revealed.
Taylor, who has a history of prior encounters with law enforcement, is being held in the La Porte County Jail on $15,000 bond.
