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Marshals arrested 24 year-old D’Andree Ramon Gainer in Cleveland. He faces a charge of failure to comply/fleeing eluding.
PARMA, Ohio — Parma police report that the suspect driver in a high-speed chase that caused two cruisers to crash and an officer to be injured has been arrested.
On Wednesday, the U.S. Marshals Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force took 24-year-old D’Andree Ramon Gainer into custody in Cleveland. He faces a felony charge of failure to comply/fleeing eluding.
Gainer was arraigned in Parma Municipal Court and given a $50,000 bond. His preliminary hearing has been set for April 2.
THE INCIDENT
According to a press release from the Parma Police Department, officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop on March 17 after observing an “equipment violation” with a Chevrolet Malibu on State Road at approximately 7:41 p.m.
The driver in the Malibu did not stop for police after officers turned the emergency lights on, instead attempting to flee on Torrington Avenue. While trying to catch up to the suspect, the officers were involved in an accident. One of the officers in the cruiser sustained minor injuries.
While attempting to assist the original officers, another Parma officer with its emergency lights on was involved in an accident, disabling the cruiser. Stop strips were deployed in the area of Ridge Road and Brookpark Road in an attempt to stop the suspect. The suspect drove the vehicle over the strips, continuing westbound on Brookpark Road.
At that point, Parma officers ended the pursuit due to the accidents involving their officers and in the interest of public safety. Police say the vehicle reached speeds in excess of 70 mph during the pursuit.
Officers then drove westbound on Brookpark Road to make sure other cars were not involved in accidents related to the suspect. While driving westbound, the suspect’s vehicle was located in a grass median near W. 130th Street. Also at the scene, police observed a woman, identified as 24-year-old D’Andra Rachelle Gainer, the sister of the driver, “standing out of the vehicle and in a hysterical state.”
Police say D’Andra Gainer told officers that the male driver of the Malibu fled on foot northbound on W. 130th Street. However, after further questioning, officials said Gainer had not told the truth about her knowledge of or relationship with the suspect. She was arrested and charged with falsification.
