Police say the suspect led them on a high-speed chase.
At approximately 11:30 p.m on April 13, West Chicago police officers observed Christian Casmiro, 25, fail to stop at a red light at the intersection of Route 59 and Forest Avenue, police officials said in a news release.
The officer began to pursue Casimiro, who was driving a 2015 Jeep Wrangler, at which point Casimiro began to speed up and fled. Officials said Casimiro then took the officer on a high-speed chase through a shopping mall parking lot, a residential area, over a grass hill and into the Timber Lake Apartment complex, reaching speeds of approximately 60 mph.
The pursuit ended when Casimiro reached a dead end and exited the Jeep, fleeing on foot, the release said. Casimiro was taken into custody a short time later in a stairwell at the apartment complex. Casimiro is charged with one felony count of aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer and 20 misdemeanor and petty traffic offenses.
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