By Portia Williams
The Portsmouth Daily Times
RUSH TOWNSHIP, Ohio — According to reports from the Scioto County Sheriff’s Department (SCSD), deputies were in pursuit Friday night of a stolen fire truck from the Rush Township Volunteer Fire Department, resulting in the arrest of James Anthony Manyard, 18, of McDermott.
Reports from the sheriff’s department reveal that on Friday, Jan. 23, at approximately, 10:48 p.m. Maynard was driving through Rush Township with lights and sirens in a stolen fire truck from the Rush Township Volunteer Fire Department. Maynard was apprehended by SCSD deputies, and transported to the Scioto County Detention Center.
A Corrections Officer from the Scioto County Detention Center told The Portsmouth Daily Times that Maynard is charged with grand theft of a motor vehicle, failure to comply with a control or signal, and breaking and entering.
The case is still under investigation by SCSD Deputy Jimmy Staten.
___
(c)2015 The Portsmouth Daily Times (Portsmouth, Ohio)
Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC