A Roseville man who escaped the mental health facility he was placed in after getting into an altercation that left a deputy with a broken ankle and a pair of police cruisers damaged pleaded guilty to his charges more than a year later.

John Beatty, 32, agreed to a plea deal prior to his trial scheduled to begin Tuesday morning.

Waiving his pre-sentence investigation, Beatty was sentenced to 11 years in prison with a maximum possibility of 12-and-a-half years of incarceration after pleading guilty to the following charges:

• Aggravated burglary, a first-degree felony
• Assault on a peace officer, a fourth-degree felony
• Vandalism, a fourth-degree felony
• Possession of criminal tool, a fifth-degree felony
• Escape, a second-degree felony

Additionally, Beatty was ordered to pay $11,019.86 in restitution.

On January 16, 2019, police were called to Walmart on Maysville Pike around 3 a.m. for a possible shoplifter.

When they arrived, deputies began to question Beatty, who became uncooperative.

According to Sheriff Matt Lutz, Beatty attempted to leave without complying with the orders of the deputies and without sharing his name or any other information with law enforcement, prompting a struggle that resulted in a deputy breaking his ankle when he and another deputy fell to the ground with Beatty.

The injured deputy stayed behind while the other took off after Beatty, who was running to his truck in the parking lot.

After a failed attempt at stopping him with a Taser, Beatty fled in his vehicle, prompting a road pursuit.

Beatty led deputies southwest on Maysville Pike, onto SR 93 and finally onto Crock Road where he turned onto a dead-end driveway.

Becoming trapped, Beatty attempted to circle back around the deputies by driving through yards. When Beatty drove back out of the driveway, he became stuck on its incline.

Lutz said Beatty then put his truck into reverse and rammed the cruiser behind him twice, the second impact sending Williams into the second deputy’s vehicle.

At that point, the deputies exited their cars and successfully deployed a Taser through Beatty’s side window, allowing the officers to take him into custody.

While awaiting a competency hearing, Beatty was sent to Appalachian Behavioral Health in Athens for evaluation to see if he could stand trial.

While at the facility, Lutz said Beatty obtained an employee’s key card and fled.

A warrant was issued for Beatty’s arrest.

On May 9, Beatty was the target of a Muskingum County Sheriff’s Office and SWAT team operation after law enforcement received word that Beatty was hiding in a house on Blue Avenue.

Beatty was found hiding in a crawl space in the basement and was arrested without incident.

The nearby John McIntire Elementary School was placed on lockdown until the scene cleared.

Prior to his trial date, Beatty was found competent to stand trial.

On Friday, Feb. 14, Beatty appeared before Judge Kelly Cottrill in an attempt to fire his attorney, Kendra Kinney.

Beatty’s arguments were quickly dismissed by the judge, who questioned if Beatty was pretending to have difficulty understanding the proceedings.

Assistant Prosecutor Ron Welch offered Beatty a plea deal one last time before taking the case to trial.

At that time, Beatty said we would need to discuss the matter with his mother before making a decision.