A 56-year-old Oakland County man driving with a revoked license was arraigned Sunday on multiple felony charges stemming from a multi-jurisdiction vehicle pursuit that took place last week involving officers from three police agencies.
According to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office, Todd Timothy Wilson of South Lyon was arraigned in 52-1 District Court on the following charges:
Three counts of second-degree fleeing and eluding a police officer
Three counts of malicious destruction of police property
One count of resisting and obstructing a police officer
One count of driving while license revoked
Magistrate Lewis Langham set bond at $200,000 cash. If Wilson is able to post bond, the court ordered that he be fitted with a GPS home-confinement tether.
Authorities said the charges stem from an incident on July 9 after the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office received an alert from Livingston County for a driver who had fled from a traffic stop and was suspected of operating under the influence of alcohol and narcotics.
According to a news release, an Oakland County Sheriff’s deputy spotted Wilson’s vehicle traveling in Lyon Township and attempted a traffic stop. Wilson allegedly fled, leading law enforcement officers through Lyon Township, Milford, Wixom, Highland Township and Rose Township.
Investigators said during the pursuit, Wilson allegedly rammed two Wixom Police Department patrol vehicles and an Oakland County Sheriff’s patrol car before deputies were able to end the chase using a Pursuit Termination Technique (PTT).
Wilson then fled on foot into a wooded area, prompting a search involving the Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team, K-9 Unit and Drone Team, deputies said.
Deputies also searched a nearby pond after Wilson was seen entering the water in an apparent attempt to evade capture, but he was not located. Highland Township deputies arrested him without incident later the next morning.
Wilson is being held in the Oakland County Jail.