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Joshua Philip Yabut ID’s As Fort Pickett Soldier Who Led VA Police On Chase In Tank

VIRGINIA (THECOUNT) – The man arrested after leading police on a pursuit while driving a stolen armored personnel vehicle, is in police custody, according to Virginia State Police.

Joshua Philip Yabut, 29, of Richmond, has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs, felony eluding and a felony count of unauthorized of a vehicle.

“As of 9:40 p.m., the driver of the armored personnel carrier had stopped the vehicle and surrendered to Virginia State Police. The vehicle stopped at East Broad Street and 11th Street in the City of Richmond,” said a State Police spokesperson.

CBS 6 senior reporter Wayne Covil reports that a soldier from Fort Pickett stole the tank and drove it from Fort Pickett in Nottoway County to Interstate 95. source

Officers were in pursuit of a ‘Armored Personnel Carrier’ in Richmond Tuesday night.

According to local media, the stolen vehicle was traveling through the Dinwiddie area.

The armored vehicle is not believed to be equipped with any weapons.

No injuries have been reported. source

According to Facebook, Yabut graduated from DePaul University and may be from Durham, CT.

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