A fugitive who fired shots at officers Tuesday morning, prompting an hours-long manhunt throughout Ohio has been arrested by the US Marshals.
Breaking: James Bubba Schmidt was found in Gallipolis, West Virginia. He was found in a stolen car from Ohio. A woman was with Schmidt. @WEWS
— Tracy Carloss (@TracyCarloss) December 5, 2017
James "Bubba" Schmidt, 33, was caught in Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia by the US Marshals after he was seen leaving a pawn shop. He was arrested after a short foot chase.
Authorities say he was found in a stolen car.
The manhunt started after a police officer spotted Schmidt, who was wanted for multiple felony warrants, around 1:30 a.m. at a Walmart on Burbank Road in Wooster.
His current felony warrants for his arrest include: Assault, Aggravated Menacing, Improper Handling of a Firearm in a Motor Vehicle, Carrying a Concealed Weapon, Weapons Under Disability, Resisting Arrest, Obstruction of Official Business.
— Meg Shaw (@MegDShaw) December 5, 2017
When officers attempted to stop Schmidt, he took off with a woman—leading officers on a high-speed chase through Wayne County.
The Wayne County Sheriff said Schmidt fired shots at two Wooster police cruisers as officers followed him.
One of the shots struck the engine of a police cruiser, forcing it to drop out of the chase.
Schmidt continued to fire at officers, hitting another police cruiser, before losing control of the vehicle in a field near McQuaid and Church roads in Orville.
An officer from the Wooster Police Department returned fire but Schmidt managed to escape.
He fled on foot for at least a quarter mile before reaching a home where he broke in and stole car keys belonging to a 2006 Gray GMC Envoy from a garage.
Schmidt was spotted at Walmart in Coshocton around 4:40 a.m., but fled the area before deputies arrived.
The SUV he was driving was later found burned in Guernsey County, according to the Wayne County Sheriff's Office.
The car that James Bubba Schmidt allegedly stole was found in Guersney County. It had been burned. @WEWS pic.twitter.com/dz0SBJlung
— Tracy Carloss (@TracyCarloss) December 5, 2017
He was arrested in West Virginia around 5 p.m. Wooster police say a woman was with him at the time.
There were no officers or citizens injured in the pursuits.
Here is the actual SUV in the driveway of the home Schmidt stole it from. The SUV rammed through a garage door so it will have damage to the rear. He has shot at police and hit three police cruisers. Call 911 if you see him. pic.twitter.com/Z9dJnI6cD2
— Mike Vielhaber (@MVielhaber) December 5, 2017
