BRANCH COUNTY – Scott Calloway was sentenced to prison for the second time Monday by Circuit Judge Bill O’Grady for fleeing Branch County sheriff’s deputies during a high-speed chase.
Under a sentencing agreement, Calloway, 50, of Bronson, will serve 48 months to 10 years after pleading guilty to second-degree fleeing.
Prosecutor Zack Stempien agreed to dismiss charges of possession of a stolen truck, possession of methamphetamine and resisting arrest.
On January 25, Coldwater’s week-old Flock license plate scanner alerted police to a stolen Toyota Tacoma traveling west on US 12 from I-69.
Officers attempted to stop the truck driven by Calloway, who fled through Coldwater at speeds of more than 120 mph, weaving through traffic.
Returning east, Calloway drove into a muddy field south of Garfield Road, just west of Nash Road, where he became stuck.
Passenger Stephanie Thyng, 30, of Bronson, ran into a wooded area where officers chased her.
Thyng pleaded guilty in district court to a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest and was placed on probation.
In 2017, O’Grady sentenced Calloway to 38 months to five years for first-degree fleeing police and 31 months to four years for assault with a dangerous weapon.
Calloway tried to hit former deputies Dave Rumens and Steve Foster after a high-speed, 48-mile chase from Indiana through southern Branch County.
Calloway drove to Rumens, who put stop sticks on the road. He nearly hit Foster when Foster blocked the road in California Township with his patrol car.
Calloway also ran into a muddy field, where officers arrested him.
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Calloway said little about his plea and sentencing during Monday’s court hearings.
– Contact Don Reid: dReid@Gannett.com
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