Wanted man wore down his shoes after walking all night before being taken into custody
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The following is a news release from the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office.
BONNEVILLE COUNTY — At approximately 6:15 a.m. this morning, Bonneville County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the area of 60th East and Sunnyside Road to a report of suspicious male hitchhiking. Deputies made contact with the male and identified him as Jason F. White, 41 of Freedom, Wyoming and he was taken into custody without incident.
White was the subject of a search Monday evening and overnight on the Kepps Crossing Road near Willow Creek after he fled from an Idaho State Police Trooper. White crashed his vehicle during the pursuit on Kepps Crossing Road and fled on foot, walking all night in the dark to the area of 60th East when he was called in by a passerby this morning.
Due to the terrain, large area, nightfall and cold temperatures, SWAT Units from the Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office and Idaho Falls Police Department, along with Idaho State Police, Fish and Game, and Forest Service Law Enforcement assisted in searching the area throughout the night.
White was booked into the Bonneville County Jail for two warrants out of Lincoln County, Wyoming related to probation violations on previous convictions of domestic violence and attempted strangulation. Further charges relating to the pursuit with the Idaho State Police are pending at this time.