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NYSP: Oneida County Man Arrested After Pursuit
Through Three Counties
Published: November 05, 2021
at 02:45 p.m.
By: Press Release from New York State Police
Oneida County man
arrested after pursuit through three counties
05
November 2021
NEW YORK STATE POLICE
Major Ruben A. Oliver
Troop B Commander
PRESS RELEASE
On November 4, 2021, State Police arrested Edward R.
Tucker, 54, of Rome, NY on multiple charges after he led police agencies on
a three-county pursuit that covered 120 miles.
On November 4, 2021, at approximately 4:52 p.m., a
trooper conducted a vehicle and traffic stop on Tucker along State Route 37
in the town of Alexandria, Jefferson County, after observing Tucker
speeding and driving recklessly, including crossing over the center line of
the roadway and putting other motorists in danger.
As the trooper was questioning Tucker, he suddenly drove off from the
traffic stop, continuing at a high rate of speed, crossing over the center line and passing uninvolved vehicles. The pursuit was
terminated as Tucker entered St. Lawrence County.
Troopers spotted Tucker on SR-37 in the town of Hammond,
St. Lawrence County, and pursued the vehicle into the city of Ogdensburg,
where Ogdensburg Police attempted a traffic stop. Tucker failed to comply
and continued along SR-37 into Franklin County and the city of Malone,
where he ended up westbound on State Route 11 and eventually northbound on
State Route 95.
Troopers successfully deployed a tire-deflation device
on SR-95 in the town of Bombay. Tucker’s vehicle then intentionally struck
a St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police vehicle, and
drove off the roadway. As troopers approached Tucker, he intentionally
rammed two State Police patrol vehicles before his vehicle became disabled.
Tucker was taken into custody with the assistance of a Division
canine after struggling with troopers. Tucker was taken to Alice Hyde
Medical Center to be treated for an arm injury. One trooper also suffered a
minor arm injury. No members of the public were injured.
Tucker was charged by Troop B with:
- 2 counts of reckless
endangerment 1st degree, a class D felony
- 3 counts of criminal
mischief 2nd degree, a class D felony
- 1 count of criminal
possession of a controlled substance 5th degree, a class D felony
- Driving while intoxicated,
an unclassified misdemeanor
- Refusal to take a breath
test, a violation
- 3 counts of reckless
endangerment 2nd degree, a class A misdemeanor
- 7 counts of unlawfully
fleeing and officer in a motor vehicle 3rd degree, a
class A misdemeanor.
- 1 count of criminal using
drug paraphernalia 2nd degree, a class A misdemeanor
Tucker was arraigned and released, and transported to
Troop D, where he was wanted on an arrest warrant for a domestic incident
that occurred on November 1, 2021, in the town of Lee, Oneida County. In
that incident, Tucker threatened two victims with an axe and a knife. He
faces these additional charges for that case:
- Menacing 2nd degree,
a class A misdemeanor
- Criminal mischief 3rd degree,
a class E felony
- Criminal possession of a
weapon 3rd degree, a class D felony
Tucker was arraigned in town of Lee court and held at
the Oneida County Jail.
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