OTTAWA- Ottawa police have arrested a suspected wanted for a series of crimes spanning several days after the suspect eluded arrest several times. 33 Year-old Justin Johnson was arrested after a brief stand-off in the 700 block of West. 2nd street Sunday afternoon.
Formal charges are pending for numerous crimes committed in Ottawa of the past few weeks. Donovan was arrested for multiple stolen autos, felony interference with law enforcement and criminal damage to property. Other charges are possible as the investigation continues.
After stealing a car from north casey’s late Saturday night, he fled toward Wellsville and was stopped by the Johnson County Sheriff Department who had deployed stop sticks. He fled on foot. He somehow made his way back to Ottawa and was spotted by officers at a residence. Donovan apparently hid underneath the house, in a crawl space that was too small for tactical officers to enter safely.
Sunday, he was spotted again, and officers moved quickly to contain him in the residence at 200 West 2nd and surrounded the house again. A bounty hunter had attempted to intervene and used a taser on Donovan with no effect, after. He fled to the rooftop and continued to threaten officers. He was arrested after climbing back into the house and encountered sheriff’s office deputies who deployed a taser.
