MORE: Police chase ends in West Chester when car catches fire
The four charged after the pursuit on Interstate 75 were:
- Sammy Miller, 30, drug abuse methamphetamine, warrant City of Franklin, warrant Middletown and obstructing official business
- Rachel Bunch, 28, drug abuse methamphetamine, drug abuse instruments, warrant Hamilton County, tampering with evidence, and obstructing official business
- Steve Skalley, 50, warrant Butler County, drug paraphernalia, fleeing and alluding police and numerous traffic violations
- William Warren, 37, warrant Warren County, drug abuse methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia
Another person charged in the incident, Tanya Petry, 30, had been convicted of permitting drug abuse and sentenced to 90 days in jail, and was given credit for three days served. The other 87 days were suspended and she was placed on one year probation and fined $500.
Police found crystal methamphetamine in the SUV after the pursuit, said Lt. Jimmy Cunningham. More crystal methamphetamine was recovered on Interstate 75 after it was thrown from the fleeing vehicle, Cunningham said.
After these arrests, police conducted a search of an apartment in the 600 block of Layette Avenue.
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