(STILLWATER, OK) – On Friday, June 16, 2023, at 1:44 p.m., detectives with the Stillwater Police Department’s (SPD) Special Project Unit attempted to conduct a traffic stop at 14th and Perkins. The suspect eluded officers and continued westbound on 14th at a high rate of speed. The suspect turned back east on 12th Street and traveled through various neighborhoods before striking a telephone pole in the area of 16th and Springfield. The suspect continued towards Couch Park and then turned back west on 12th Street. The pursuit was terminated due to the unsafe speeds through city streets. The suspect was last seen traveling westbound on 10th Street from Washington.
At 2:09 p.m., an observant resident called in on a suspicious male hiding in the 1100 block of South Ridge. SPD officers responded and were able to locate the suspicious male. The male was identified as the suspect from the pursuit, Braden Lee Rhoads, 18 of Stillwater. Rhoads was arrested and transported to the SPD jail.
Officers located the crashed vehicle in the area of 1100 of S. Willis.
This is an arrest, not a conviction.
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