Man facing charges after allegedly jumping in stranger’s car to evade police

IDAHO FALLS – A man has been arrested aft allegedly fleeing a clang successful a stranger’s car and possessing methamphetamine.

Jacob Staggie, 23, faces felonies for attempted robbery and possession of a controlled constituent pinch intent to deliver, arsenic good arsenic misdemeanors for resisting and obstructing, possession of supplier paraphernalia, leaving nan segment of a spot harm postulation accident, reckless driving, and infractions for driving without privileges and having nary impervious of liability insurance.

The Idaho Falls Police Department received a study Sunday of a deed and tally adjacent Emerson Avenue and 8th Street successful Idaho Falls.

A video showed a grey Nissan Maxima speeding northbound connected Emerson Avenue successful Idaho Falls. The car did not extremity astatine a extremity sign, and was deed by a achromatic Ram 1500 pickup. A man identified arsenic Staggie fled nan clang scene, according to tribunal documents.

Police officers searched nan car and recovered 2 ample shards of methamphetamine successful a integrative bag.

Officers reportedly saw Staggie moving northbound connected Lee Avenue. After seeing nan patrol cars, he past ran into an alleyway betwixt 4th and 5th Street.

He yet ran onto 4th Street, wherever he reportedly entered nan rider broadside of a greenish 1991 Ford Bronco.

The motortruck drove toward nan intersection wherever nan officers were, and they were capable to artifact it.

Staggie was yet taken into custody and booked into nan Bonneville County Jail connected $40,000 bond.

Though Staggie has been charged pinch these crimes, it does not needfully mean he committed them. Everyone is presumed guiltless until they are proven guilty.

If convicted, he could walk up to life successful prison. His adjacent tribunal quality is scheduled for Aug. 9.