Vehicle theft suspect is taken down and bitten by a Portage County K-9
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Portage County, OH - A man is in custody after Portage County deputies say he led authorities on a foot chase before being apprehended by a K-9 unit on Wednesday.
According to the Portage County Sheriff's Office, deputies received multiple reports on March 18 of a suspicious vehicle in the area of Sandy Lake Road.
A caller later reported the suspect had abandoned that vehicle and was attempting to steal another while armed with a gun.
Deputies began searching in Rootstown Township when the agency’s P.A.C.E. Unit located the suspect, who then fled on foot, the sheriff’s office said.
A deputy, along with K-9 Hector, pursued the suspect. Authorities say the K-9 was deployed, and the suspect was taken into custody shortly afterward, ending the chase.
The suspect has been identified as Daniel Summers.
During the investigation, deputies determined the vehicle Summers allegedly abandoned had been reported stolen out of Tallmadge. Authorities said the vehicle’s keys were found in Summers’ possession at the time of his arrest.
The sheriff’s office also noted Summers had previously been the subject of recent social media rumors regarding an “escaped inmate,” clarifying that the situation involved an individual who left a hospital after being arrested by another agency.
According to Ravenna Municipal Court records, Summers has been charged with criminal damaging, resisting arrest, receiving stolen property and obstructing official business.