JACKSON, Mich. (AP) – Michigan authorities say they’ve arrested a Nebraska man wanted for murder.
Jackson County Sheriff Steve Rand says a deputy stopped Craig Johnson’s car about 4:30 a.m. Thursday, but the driver hit the gas as the officer approached the vehicle.
After a 10-minute chase on Interstate 94, Johnson’s car was disabled with “stop sticks,” which puncture tires. Rand says the 46-year-old Johnson is charged with the death this week of a 42-year-old woman in Cheyenne County, Neb.
The sheriff says he doesn’t know why Johnson was in Michigan. He says Johnson is staying silent. The suspect will remain in jail until he waives extradition or is ordered back to Nebraska.