Pursuit in Florida Land One in Hot Water and Jail

Matt Boster

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Posted by: Matt Boster
Date: May 18 2016 8:53 AM

On 5-17-16 at approximately 1130 A.M. a deputy of the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office was traveling on Hwy 2 in the city of Campbellton, when they observed a motorcycle do a U-turn in the highway. The motorcycle was observed not to have a license plate displayed and the driver accelerated rapidly causing the motorcycle to come up on one wheel for a short distance.

The deputy activated his emergency lights and sirens in an attempt to signal the driver to stop. The driver failed to stop and turned into a residence located at 2388 Hwy 2. The driver then looked at the deputy and sped across the yard into a church yard and onto Cedar St in a northbound direction at a high rate of speed.

The deputy began to pursue the motorcycle with lights and sirens activated up Cedar St and onto Ellaville Rd. The motorcycle continued to flee at speeds in excess of 100 mph, traveling in both lanes at times. The motorcycle then turned onto Cardinal Rd, traveling westbound on the dirt road.

While traveling on the dirt road, the motorcycle encountered several curves and loose dirt, which caused the driver to lose control on the west shoulder of the road and the motorcycle traveled back to the center of the road, where it impacted with the left front corner of the department vehicle.

The motorcycle then entered the ditch, coming to rest on its side and the driver fled southbound on foot. A perimeter was established by other responding units and the tracking teams from Jackson Correctional and Apalachee Correctional Institutes were requested.

Within 5 minutes of the arrival of the tracking teams, the suspect was taken into custody at approximately 1225 hours. The suspect was identified as Ronald J. Ollig Jr of Campbellton.

A search of the motorcycle did turn up approximately 27.5 grams of crystal methamphetamine with a street value of approximately $3000. Also located were several items of drug paraphernalia to include a set of digital scales and bags to package and sell narcotics with.

The Florida Highway Patrol responded and assisted with the investigation into the crash and other traffic violations from this incident, which led to further charges against Ollig.

The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the Florida Department of Corrections K-9 teams and the Florida Highway Patrol for their assistance in this investigation.

Arrested: Ronald J. Ollig

27 years old of Campbellton

Charges: Aggravated Fleeing/Eluding

Trafficking Methamphetamine

Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

Citations: Wheels off ground on motorcycle

Failure to maintain single lane

Running Stop Sign

FHP Charges: Felony Driving with License Suspended

No Motorcycle Endorsement

Leaving Scene of Crash with Damage

Failing to Register Motor Vehicle