Logan police arrested 38-year-old Joe Bob Lewis on Saturday after spotting him in a vehicle was reported stolen just days earlier.
Lewis' girlfriend reported her vehicle was missing on March 8, and she suspected he was the one who stole it. On Saturday at 12:45 a.m. a Logan patrol officer saw a car matching the description parked at 7-Eleven on 400 North and Main Street. After checking the plates and confirming that it was the stolen vehicle, the officer called for backup before approaching the vehicle, since he couldn't tell how many people were inside. While the officer waited for help, the car left the parking lot and headed west on 400 North. The officer pulled the car over, but when it stopped two men got out and fled on foot. The officer pursued the driver, Lewis, and apprehended him about a block away. The other man was unidentified and was not caught.
"People like to run from us for some reason," Officer Kristian Johnson said. "I don't think they realize they're usually going to get caught, and they're making it worse for themselves."
Lewis was booked in the Cache County Jail on nine charges, including a felony charge for theft, a felony and two misdemeanor charges for drug possession, and two warrants for failing to appear in court.
"We'd been looking for Joe Bob for a while," Capt. Tyson Budge said, because of the warrants for his arrest and the report of his girlfriend's car missing.
Lewis will appear in court on March 27 at 1:30 p.m.
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