New An Regular Army National Guard Officeholder Defendant Of Stealing An Armored Personnel Carrier From A Virginia Base Of Operations Said He Was Told To Get Got It Into Town Every Bit Exam Local Law Reaction

1st Lt. Joshua Philip Yabut, 29, of Richmond, was charged amongst eluding constabulary as well as unauthorized utilization of a vehicle, the Virginia National Guard said inwards a tidings release, he is defendant of leading constabulary on a to a greater extent than than 60-mile chase spell driving nether the influence of drugs, constabulary said Wednesday.

Police pursued the M577 armored personnel carrier along Route 460 as well as Interstate 95 earlier the chase ended amongst the driver's arrest inwards downtown Richmond.

Just earlier hitting the road, Yabut posted a selfie, flashing the Wu Tang Clan sign. He too posted video from within the M577 spell it was moving. Based on the fourth dimension it was posted, it was spell he was driving off Fort Pickett.

Police said an investigation is ongoing as well as declined to comment on a motive for stealing the vehicle, merely said Yabut was nether the influence of drugs when he was arrested.

In a Midweek eve telephone phone telephone from Virginia’s Central State Hospital, Yabut told The Associated Press he was authorized to cause got the vehicle on a pre-planned route every bit utilization of a grooming do to estimate the constabulary response. Yabut said his brigade commander, who he declined to name, told him to cause got the vehicle.

The National Guard denied that anyone had the sentiment to exam the local police.

The vehicle, which drives on tracks similar a tank, was stolen Tuesday eve from Fort Pickett inwards Blackstone. Police chased it for nearly 2 hours at speeds every bit high every bit twoscore mph earlier the driver stopped as well as surrendered nigh Richmond City Hall, Virginia State Police said.

The Guard said Yabut is a commencement lieutenant assigned every bit companionship commander of the 276th Engineer Battalion as well as has to a greater extent than than eleven years of service. He deployed to Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan from 2008 to 2009 amongst the Illinois National Guard.

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