A Plymouth man with warrants out for his arrest was arrested after leading police on a chase that exceeded 100 miles per hour across southern Massachusetts early Sunday morning.
Police in Wareham noticed Lashii Ortiz, 29, driving a sedan with out-of-state plates on Onset Avenue around 2:41 a.m. Sunday and pulled him over.
Ortiz, who had felony warrants out of Plymouth District Court for assault and battery on a person over 60, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, intimidation of a witness, possession with intent to distribute a Class A substance, and possession with the intent to distribute a Class B substance, drove off when police approached the sedan, Wareham police say. Ortiz nearly hit a police cruiser as he raced away, officials say.
An officer was able to deploy “stop sticks” and deflated two of the sedan’s four tires. However, Ortiz continued to race onto Route 25 and Interstate 495, traveling over 100 mph, Wareham police say.
Wareham units continued to pursue Ortiz until Massachusetts State Police and local police agencies took over and took him into custody in Brockton, police say.
In addition to the outstanding warrants, Ortiz will also be charged with unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle, reckless operation of a motor vehicle, and failure to stop for police.
He will be arraigned on Monday in Wareham District Court.
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