Felon Captured Three Days After Fleeing Rochester Traffic Stop
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- A young Rochester man with a history of felony convictions has been charged in a fleeing incident.
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Rochester police arrested him on Monday, according to a criminal complaint filed in Olmsted County Court on Tuesday.
The charges accuse him of fleeing a Rochester police officer who tried to pull him over early Friday morning.
24-Year-Old Rochester Man Arrested Three Days After Fleeing Attempted Traffic Stop
24-year-old Madio Geovanni Callahan is charged with felony fleeing, fifth-degree drug possession and gross misdemeanor driving after cancellation-inimical to public safety.
The charges allege an officer on patrol saw Callahan driving a vehicle with expired registration and a cracked windshield along 37th St. NW. Once the officer was able to identify Callahan, who has a canceled driving status, as the driver, he attempted to stop Callahan.
The charges say Callahan refused to stop once the officer activated his squad vehicle’s emergency lights.
Callahan was seen jumping a curb near the intersection of East Frontage Rd and 37th St. NW, driving onto a grassy area then proceeding south on 21st Ave. NW, the complaint says.
The officer decided not to pursue. He aired the situation over dispatch and proceeded south on 21st Ave. looking for Callahan.
The officer then found the vehicle Callahan crashed in a ditch along 21st Ave. with the driver’s side door opened. Callahan was nowhere to be found, leading the officer to suspect Callahan had fled from the vehicle on foot, the complaint says.
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The officer 21 pills inside of the abandoned vehicle that field tested positive for opioids, the court document alleges. Police found and arrested Callahan on Monday during an unrelated trespassing call at 3595 Commercial Drive SW.
Court records show Callahan has a criminal history that dates back to 2022. His record includes four felony theft-related convictions.
Bail was set at $100,000 without conditions for Callahan following his first court appearance Tuesday. He is due back in court next month.
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