YPD uses drone to capture suspect following 90 mph chase

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Reports said police Tuesday used a drone to help capture a man they say led them on a chase in a stolen SUV at speeds of up to 90 miles per hour.

Seandale Thompkins, 18, is in the Mahoning County jail on charges of failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer, a third-degree felony and receiving stolen property, a fifth-degree felony. He is expected to be arraigned later Wednesday in municipal court.

Reports said officers on patrol spotted a Jeep Cherokee about 7:40 p.m. on Albert Street that had been reported stolen and was listed on the city's Flock Camera system.

The officers tried to pull the SUV over, but the driver refused to stop and led police on a chase through several East Side streets at speeds of up to 90 miles per hour before driving into Campbell, according to the report. Police then called off the chase.

The SUV was found abandoned later at Park and Richmond avenues, also on the East Side, and a drone was called in to look for the person who was driving. With help from the drone and a police dog, police were able to find the driver, later identified as Thompkins, in the woods in Lincoln Park by the old bridge, reports said. Thompkins was found hiding behind a tree and placed under arrest.

Reports said Thompkins admitted running from the police.