Macomb County authorities say a 49-year-old Sterling Heights man was bound over to the circuit court to face charges including second-degree fleeing and eluding, a 10-year felony.
On Tuesday, Everett Lee Smith was scheduled for a preliminary exam in the 37th District Court in Warren but he chose to waive his right to the exam and was bound over to the circuit court.
Smith will be arraigned in circuit court early next month and is being held in the Macomb County Jail with bond set at $75,000 cash/surety.
Smith is charged with the following:
• Police Officer – Fleeing – Second Degree – Vehicle Code, a 10-year felony
• Police Officer – Assaulting/Resisting/Obstructing, a 2-year felony
• Failure to Stop at Scene of a Personal Injury Accident, a 1-year misdemeanor
• Operating – No License, a 90-day misdemeanor
On Tuesday, Sept. 9, Warren police officers attempted a traffic stop on a white van wanted in connection with a felony fleeing and eluding incident from the previous day.
The vehicle failed to stop and fled from officers who were in full uniform and operating marked police vehicles.
Police say the driver and registered owner of the van, identified as Everett Smith, allegedly disregarded a red traffic signal at Groesbeck Highway and Eight Mile Road, colliding with multiple vehicles. One motorist was transported to the hospital with chest pains as a result of the crash.
It is further alleged that Smith fled on foot from the driver’s seat, ignoring officers’ verbal commands to stop and warnings that a Taser would be deployed. Officers subsequently discharged their Tasers and apprehended Smith.
On Tuesday, Everett Lee Smith was scheduled for a preliminary exam in the 37th District Court in Warren but he chose to waive his right to the exam and was bound over to the circuit court.
Smith will be arraigned in circuit court early next month and is being held in the Macomb County Jail with bond set at $75,000 cash/surety.
Smith is charged with the following:
• Police Officer – Fleeing – Second Degree – Vehicle Code, a 10-year felony
• Police Officer – Assaulting/Resisting/Obstructing, a 2-year felony
• Failure to Stop at Scene of a Personal Injury Accident, a 1-year misdemeanor
• Operating – No License, a 90-day misdemeanor
On Tuesday, Sept. 9, Warren police officers attempted a traffic stop on a white van wanted in connection with a felony fleeing and eluding incident from the previous day.
The vehicle failed to stop and fled from officers who were in full uniform and operating marked police vehicles.
Police say the driver and registered owner of the van, identified as Everett Smith, allegedly disregarded a red traffic signal at Groesbeck Highway and Eight Mile Road, colliding with multiple vehicles. One motorist was transported to the hospital with chest pains as a result of the crash.
It is further alleged that Smith fled on foot from the driver’s seat, ignoring officers’ verbal commands to stop and warnings that a Taser would be deployed. Officers subsequently discharged their Tasers and apprehended Smith.
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