TOLEDO, Ohio — Editor's note: The following story has been edited to include new information made available in a Toledo police report.
A man is behind bars after leading police on a slow chase throughout Toledo early Thursday.
In a report, Toledo police said the pursuit began when Lucas County Sheriff's deputies entered city limits at approximately 1 a.m., after which TPD picked up the pursuit near Bancroft and Auburn.
Toledo police said during the nearly hour-long chase, the driver, 37-year-old Joshua Leasure, called 911 and claimed he hand a gun, threatened his own life, said he planned to shoot out of the vehicle's window and tried to crash into other drivers. The chase came down Cherry Street twice as the driver was trying to elude police.
Due to the alleged threat the suspect posed to himself and other people, authorities mobilized additional units to join the pursuit.
Stop sticks were deployed by officers at multiple different locations to flatten the suspect's tires. TPD ended the pursuit over an hour later by conducting a pit maneuver in the 4600 block of Dorr Street in west Toledo.
Police tased the Leasure "after a struggle with officers". He was taken to a hospital for what police described as minor injuries.
A TPD officer sustained lacerations to two fingers while deploying stop sticks at Douglas and Oakwood. He was treated at a hospital.
The TPD cruiser that conducted the pit maneuver sustained damage and was placed out of service for inspection.
Lucas County sheriff's deputies suspected the man was involved in a burglary. No gun was found inside of the car.
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