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November 21, 2006
Where's the gratitude?
This fellow was remarkably calm for what just happened to him:
A volunteer Bremen fireman responding to help people in a vehicle crash Friday night watched as one of the victims stole his new pickup truck.
The accused thief sits behind bars, and the truck ... well, is finished.
Thomas J. Childers, 46, of Lancaster, was arraigned Monday in Fairfield County Municipal Court on charges of grand theft of a motor vehicle and failure to comply with a police officer after leading troopers on a chase in two counties before he wrecked the truck.
Fairfield County Municipal Court Judge David Trimmer entered not guilty pleas on the charges. Not guilty pleas are entered automatically in felony cases to make sure the accused has a chance to seek legal counsel. Bond was set at $250,000.
"It was the first new truck I've ever owned," said Bremen volunteer Firefighter Robert W. Pullon. "It looks like the truck is going to be totaled. What really irritates me is we were there to help him and the other crash victims, and this is how he acts. It's unforgivable."
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Trooper C. M. McMunn positioned himself at State Route 664 and Larimer Road in Hocking County and put down stop sticks. The sticks, which have spikes, punched holes in the right side tires of the stolen truck.
But Childers continued on State Route 664 on the rims until he turned onto Frazeyshelber Road and lost control of the pickup at 12:10 a.m. Saturday. He crashed into a ditch and an embankment.
Childers was attempting to get out the passenger side window when deputies arrived. He fought with deputies and Ward until he was subdued after being shocked three times by a Taser, according to a State Highway Patrol report.
entry no. 659
Posted by oz115 at November 21, 2006 11:06 AM