Updated at 5 p.m with information from Willistown Township Police
A Philadelphia man who allegedly used a stolen vehicle to try and run over a Chester County police officer on Thursday, May 19, has been arrested in Philadelphia, said Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan.
Hogan had issued an alert after Tyrell A. Winchester, 28, evaded capture five days ago. Hogan said Winchester, who was wanted for attempted murder and related charges, should be considered dangerous.
Willistown Township Police said Winchester was arrested in the area of 19th and Market streets in Philadelphia at approximately noon by Philadelphia Police and members of the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force. He was taken into custody and turned over to Willistown Police Detectives, processed, and arraigned in front of Magisterial District Judge Thomas Tartaglio. He was remanded to Chester County Prison after failing to post $300,000 cash bail.
Willistown Police Chief John Narcise extended thanks in a press release to all of the agencies that worked to apprehend Winchester. "This is an example of when multiple agencies work together to achieve a successful result," Narcise said.
According to the criminal complaint, a Willistown officer on routine patrol ran a registration check on Winchester's vehicle, which came up stolen. The officer subsequently pulled up behind the vehicle, which had stopped in the Willistown Chase development. The officer activated his lights and as he exited his marked patrol vehicle, Winchester put his silver Mercury in reverse and rammed the police vehicle.
The impact broke a side window of the Mercury and caused the Mercury to get stuck temporarily. Winchester "freed the vehicle by rapidly accelerating in reverse" and then speeding toward the officer, who was outside his vehicle and had to dive over the trunk to avoid being struck, the complaint said.
A chase ensued on Route 3 near Ridley Creek State Park in Delaware County, where Winchester veered off the road quickly, crashed into a wooded area, and fled on foot. An employee at a nearby business recovered a backpack that Winchester dropped as he was racing through a horse pasture; it contained Winchester's Social Security card, the complaint said.
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