HURON TWP. (WWJ) -- A professional boxer from Ohio who led officers on a chase down I-275 in Huron Township, Michigan, has been charged with fleeing police.
The Wayne County Prosecutor's Office on Monday detailed its case against 24-year-old Jared Anderson, after he crashed his orange Dodge Challenger into the median wall on I-275 near Sibley Road last Thursday.
Anderson is known as Jared "The Real Big Baby" Anderson and is unbeaten as a heavyweight.
According to prosecutors, officers with the Huron Township Police Department spotted Anderson, a Toledo resident, speeding — and they tried to pull him over several times.
It's alleged that alleged that Anderson "fled from the officers multiple times at a high rate of speed" before losing control of his vehicle and crashing.
Police allege that Anderson was speeding at one point as fast as 130 miles per hour.
"This individual placed our community in great danger and we feel extremely fortunate that no one was injured or killed," said the Huron Township Department of Public Safety, in a news release.
"Our patrol and on-duty command staff did an incredible job of balancing the need of getting this individual in custody with the likelihood of tragedy for one of our residents or someone travelling through our community. As the suspect made multiple attempts to bait our first responders into a dangerous pursuit, they used their experience, training, and common sense to bring this to a safe resolution."
Anderson was arraigned over the weekend in 34th District Court on one count of fleeing and eluding, third degree. His bond was set at $10,000 with the conditions that he does not drive, regardless of his license status, unless traveling to and from his court dates.
This incident comes after Anderson was previously arrested in Lucas County, Ohio last November. In that case, he pleaded no contest to a charge of handling a firearm in a motor vehicle.
On the fleeing and eluding charge, Anderson faces up to five years in prison and/or a $1,000. with his license suspended for one year.