Syracuse Man Leads Officers On Tri-County Pursuit
June 18, 2022 at 1:59 a.m.
By Staff Report-
Law enforcement units were notified of a vehicle potentially containing a wanted subject for burglary, a Level 5 felony; and theft, a Level 6 felony, traveling eastbound on U.S. 30 in western Kosciusko County at about 5 p.m. Thursday. An off-duty Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office deputy located the Lincoln MKZ at CR 150W. The MKZ failed to stop for the responding law enforcement officers and a pursuit thereafter ensued, according to a news release from KCSO.
The driver of the Lincoln, later identified as Randall Earl Koth, 47, of Syracuse, released two female passengers near CR 200N before continuing eastbound on U.S. 30 to Ind. 13. Koth traveled northbound on Ind. 13 to Old 30, causing off-road damage to a cemetery. Koth led officers to Ind. 5 and fled from the vehicle after stopping along Epworth Forest Road, west of CR 875E. Following a brief foot chase, Randall Koth was taken into custody in a wooded area, stated the release.
Officers located multiple narcotics inside of the vehicle following the pursuit. Additionally, Koth led investigators to the recovery of items from approximately 20 burglaries in the Syracuse, North Webster, Milford and Warsaw areas.
This investigation remains ongoing. Additional charges against Koth are pending.
Responding agencies included KCSO, Warsaw Police Department, Pierceton Police Department, Indiana State Police, North Webster Police Department, Whitley County Sheriff Department, Noble County Sheriff Department, Tippecanoe Township Fire Territory and Kosciusko County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
Law enforcement units were notified of a vehicle potentially containing a wanted subject for burglary, a Level 5 felony; and theft, a Level 6 felony, traveling eastbound on U.S. 30 in western Kosciusko County at about 5 p.m. Thursday. An off-duty Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office deputy located the Lincoln MKZ at CR 150W. The MKZ failed to stop for the responding law enforcement officers and a pursuit thereafter ensued, according to a news release from KCSO.
The driver of the Lincoln, later identified as Randall Earl Koth, 47, of Syracuse, released two female passengers near CR 200N before continuing eastbound on U.S. 30 to Ind. 13. Koth traveled northbound on Ind. 13 to Old 30, causing off-road damage to a cemetery. Koth led officers to Ind. 5 and fled from the vehicle after stopping along Epworth Forest Road, west of CR 875E. Following a brief foot chase, Randall Koth was taken into custody in a wooded area, stated the release.
Officers located multiple narcotics inside of the vehicle following the pursuit. Additionally, Koth led investigators to the recovery of items from approximately 20 burglaries in the Syracuse, North Webster, Milford and Warsaw areas.
This investigation remains ongoing. Additional charges against Koth are pending.
Responding agencies included KCSO, Warsaw Police Department, Pierceton Police Department, Indiana State Police, North Webster Police Department, Whitley County Sheriff Department, Noble County Sheriff Department, Tippecanoe Township Fire Territory and Kosciusko County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
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