Five cuffed after fleeing cops, crashing stolen car into South Zanesville mayor’s house
November 15, 2019
The driver of a suspicious vehicle with expired and fictitious plates led police on a multi-jurisdictional pursuit that ended when the car crashed into a house in South Zanesville Friday evening.
According to Zanesville Police Lieutenant Derek Shilling, an officer attempted to stop the vehicle on Ridge Avenue around 7:45 p.m., but the driver had other plans.
Instead, the driver led police through the city and into the county.
In an attempt to evade officers by driving through yards in a residential area, Shilling said the driver ended up clipping the corner of a house which ultimately disabled the vehicle close by.
The driver and several occupants then fled on foot before being apprehended by police following a short pursuit.
A total of five persons were detained in the matter with pending charges following an investigation.
According to county records, the damaged house located at 3416 Darlington Dr. is a property owned by South Zanesville Mayor Jim Perdue.
When police knocked on the door, nobody answered. Neighbors said no one lives in the house at this time.
Also on scene were officers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office and South Zanesville Police Department.
No injuries were reported.
na • Feb 26, 2020 at 5:30 pm
FOR THE ONES THAT GOT AWAY THEY ARE ALL AT BILLY WOODS HOUSE AND FOR COURETNEY WILSON SHE IS THE ONE THAT BILLY GAVE HIS DRUGS TO THAT NIGHT SHE SHOVED THE DRUGS INSIDE HER AND SHE RAN FROM THE COPS BUT I SEEN THEM ALL AT BILLY WOODS HOUSE ON RIDGE AVENUE CROSS FROM THE BACK YOU CANT MISS HIS HOUSE ITS A TRAP HOUSE THAT COPS NEED TO GO IN AND BUST THEM THEY ARE ALL TRASH AND ITS UNFAIR TO MY BROTHER THAT HE IS THE ONLY ONE IN JAIL AND WE BE TAKEN TO PRISON … BILLY AND THE OTHERS INVOLED SNITCHED …. BUT I HOPE THEY GET BUSTED BY THE COPS HERE SOON……
Vickie Williams • Feb 18, 2020 at 5:52 pm
All parties that was involved should be locked up not just one if them where is the justice in that
N/A • Dec 22, 2019 at 5:02 pm
It sad that Billy Woods and Courtney Wilson are out running free when they are very much so a big part of this. The two that should be locked away are out partying it up with their drugs….
N/a • Nov 19, 2019 at 1:07 pm
Ridge Avenue
N/a • Nov 19, 2019 at 1:06 pm
They’re on Ridge across the street from the bank at Billy Woods house
Diane Smith • Nov 16, 2019 at 8:44 pm
The car that was stolen along to my father Lawrence w Smith of Granville. it was stolen by my granddaughter Cheyenne Hennessey his great-granddaughter and her boyfriend Samuel Tate now as an 88 year old Korean war veteran he has no transportation to get to and from the store doctor’s appointments or just to leave the home for a few minutes fixed income it’s very hard to just go out and buy another car this is going to be very hard on him
Lori Mellinger • Nov 16, 2019 at 8:27 pm
This car belonged to my dad. He’s an 88 year old Korean War Veteran. This vehicle was stolen by my great niece (Cheyanne Hennessey) and her boyfriend Sam Tate. Because of them and their dirt-bag friends, he now has no reliable vehicle to use to get to the grocery store, doctor or to just get out of the house. If you see either one of them, call Zanesville PD. They have also stolen NUMEROUS items from his house. They need to pay for what they have done. He’s on a fixed income and has no way to replace the car. I don’t know how anyone could be such a low life that they could steal from their own grandmother (my sister) and their great grandfather, especially after they gave them a place to live.
John Vasquez • Nov 16, 2019 at 3:06 pm
Hope they through the book at them the car belongs to a 88yr old Korean vet. It had been missing for2 wks