Fugitive charged with five felonies related to his fleeing


March 27, 2012 at 2:03p.m.

Fugitive charged with five felonies related to his fleeing

WARREN

Instead of willingly returning to West Virginia to face a theft charge, Charles S. Hill is now looking at five felony charges related to his escape from authorities on Monday.

Hill, 36, of Alliance, will be arraigned Wednesday in Warren Municipal Court on two counts of felonious assault and single counts of failure to comply with the orders of a police officer, receiving stolen property and abduction.

If convicted, Hill could receive a 30-year prison sentence. He’s also accused of stealing $45,000 in cash in Weirton, W.Va.

Officials with the U.S. Marshal’s Northern Ohio Fugitive Task Force filed the charges today for the dangerous driving Hill allegedly did at the Warren Plaza and afterwards as he fled from police.

For more on this story, see Wednesday’s Vindicator or vindy.com