Charges pending

LIBERTY

Charges are pending against Robert Bell, 66, of Youngstown, after police said he led an officer on a chase and eluded him.

An officer pulled Bell over on Belmont Avenue for having a broken headlight Monday morning. The officer asked him to shut his vehicle off because it was still in drive, according to the police report.

The report said Bell appeared to be nervous and started driving away, and the officer reported he had to “quickly jump out of the way.”

The officer got in his patrol car and pursued Bell, but he was reaching speeds of 100 mph. Due to the speed and road conditions, the pursuit ended and dispatch was alerted of the incident, the report said.

Bell was last seen driving northbound into Vienna, the report said.

Traffic citations and charges of failure to comply with the order of a police officer and assault are pending.