Connellsville man jailed in police chase
A Connellsville man is behind bars after police allege he led officers on a high speed chase in North Union Township on Sept. 27.
Samuel Craig Jones, 42, of 244 Hawkins Hollow Road was charged before Magisterial District Judge Randy S. Abraham with fleeing and eluding police, drunken driving, recklessly endangering another person, resisting arrest and five traffic violations.
State police Trooper Jon Bershok said the charges were filed after he attempted to stop Jones operating a 2005 Yamaha motorcycle at the intersection of Route 40 and Bennington Road around 5 p.m.