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Amish teen caught after chase on buggy
Updated: Tuesday, 20 Jul 2010, 4:48 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 19 Jul 2010, 6:01 PM EDT
LEON, N.Y. (WIVB) - He's accused of trying to make an escape from police in his horse and buggy. Now, an Amish teenager is facing charges in Cattaraugus County.
Sheriff's deputies say it happened last Monday in the early morning hours in the town of Leon. Deputies tell News 4 that they began chasing 17-year-old Levi Detweiler when he ran a stop sign on Cherry Creek Hill Road in his horse and buggy, then refused to stop for authorities.
And before the chase ended, Detweiller allegedly crashed the buggy while making an unsafe turn into a driveway and tried to escape on foot. He was eventually caught, and now he's facing a stack of charges including failure to stop, reckless endangerment, underage alcohol possession, and overdriving an animal.
Detweiler was remanded to the Cattaraugus County Jail in lieu of $500 bail.
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