SUSPECT WHO RAMMED MSP PATROL VEHICLE ARRAIGNED

January 21, 2021
MISSAUKEE COUNTY, MI. On Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at approximately 11:19 a.m. in Missaukee County a trooper from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Cadillac Post was assisting the MSP Seventh District Fugitive Team locate a wanted suspect. The trooper stopped an older model Dodge pickup on Maple Street in McBain with two men inside. The driver was asked to exit the vehicle and speak with the Fugitive Team. While the driver was talking with the Fugitive Team the trooper was attempting to identify the passenger inside the truck. The passenger refused to provide any identification. When the trooper asked the passenger to take the keys out of the ignition, the passenger slid over to the driver side and fled the scene. The trooper pursued and the suspect rammed the patrol vehicle twice. The second time the patrol vehicle was rammed it caused it to swerve into the ditch and become disabled. The suspect continued and the Dodge truck was found abandoned on Fourth Street in Marion.

The suspect who rammed the patrol vehicle, was identified as 36-year-old Jonah Reed Vaughn. The MSP Seventh District Fugitive Team and troopers from the MSP Cadillac Post located Vaughn near a residence in the Marion area on Friday morning, January 15th. Vaughn was now on a UTV and fled from troopers. The UTV eventually got stuck and he continued to flee on foot, ignoring orders to stop. An MSP K-9 was deployed and contacted Vaughn. Vaughn began striking the K-9 and continued to ignore commands to stop resisting. A taser was deployed and troopers were able to handcuff Vaughn. He was lodged in the Missaukee County Jail. Troopers were assisted by conservation officers from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Vaughn was arraigned today in the 84th District Court in Missaukee County for one count Assaulting Resisting Causing Injury to Police Officer, one count Flee and Elude Third Degree, and one count Unlawful Driving Away of an Automobile. His bond was set at $250,000. Vaughn’s next scheduled court appearance is on February 8, 2021.