SUMMIT COUNTY — A 23-year-old Preston, Idaho man was arrested after leading police on a chase near Park City early Friday morning.
According to a press release from the Summit County Sheriff’s Office, Anthony Ortega fled from officers through Kimball Junction and Jeremy Ranch after police received a 911 call around 2:25 a.m. about a package stolen off a resident’s front porch.
Police said Ortega was identified by the resident who saw him on a porch camera.
The sheriff’s office said, a deputy tried to pull Ortega over after running the plates and found out the car, a 2013 Lexus sedan, he was driving was reported stolen by the Murray police department.
Ortega refused to stop and the deputy chased Ortega onto I-80 eastbound, where Ortega exited onto Kimball Junction, pulled a U-turn and got back onto I-80 westbound.
Deputies deployed spike strips on the interstate which shredded the tires and Ortega exited on Jeremy Ranch.
The sheriff’s office said, Ortega then parked the car on Homestead Road, got out and ran.
Deputies tracked Ortega through a neighborhood using dogs and found him in the utility closet of a family’s home, where he had entered through an unlocked back door while people were asleep inside.
Ortega was booked into the Summit County jail and faces several felony charges and 14 arrest warrants.
The sheriff’s office said no one was injured during the incident. They were grateful to the resident who immediately called 911 after seeing their property stolen.
Individuals arrested and charged in complaints are presumed innocent unless or until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in court.
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