| By Bob Weaver
Gilmer County Sheriff Gary Rose was almost run over yesterday by
Jerome Reidle,
after he pulled into a Glenville driveway on West Main Street. Rose
and Glenville
police Chief Charles Davis was attempting to apprehend the man after
his bond was
revoked and he fled.
"I thought we had his exit blocked as I walked up through a yard,"
said Rose, "but he
came directly at me with his vehicle down through the yard, barely
missing me as I
jumped to the left, my hand hitting his car." Rose said it was one of
his closest calls in
twenty-two years of law enforcement.
Reidle then began a thirty-five-mile flight down Route 5 through
Calhoun County,
which ended with his apprehension at Arnoldsburg. (SEE Herald story
on March 7)
"The construction workers on the Leading Creek bridge said he flew
through there,"
said Rose. "Sheriff Parsons and the Calhoun State Police did an
excellent job. The
scanner listeners also helped us track the suspect. "
(L to R) Reidle, Sheriff Parsons, Sgt. Bonazzo and Gilmer Sheriff Gary
Rose
Rose said several charges will probably be brought against him,
fleeing with property
damage, reckless driving, obstructing or assaulting an officer. Reidle
had a previous
felony charge for possession with intent to deliver marijuana and a
capias warrant for
domestic battery. It was the revoking of his bond by a bonding company
that
apparently caused Reidle to flee. "He didn't want to go back to jail,"
said Rose.
"We are grateful no one got hurt," concluded Rose.
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