A Warren man has been jailed on $25,000 bail after a high-speed chase in Glade Township in December.

Syngyn L. Swartz, 28, was charged by the State Police at Pennsylvania with third-degree felony fleeing or attempting to elude officers, third-degree flight to avoid apprehension, trial or punishment, misdemeanor false reports – reported offense did not occur and misdemeanor disorderly conduct. Swartz also faces 19 vehicle and traffic violations that include reckless driving, driving on the wrong side of the road, speeding, driving with a suspended driver’s license and driving without lights.

The incident allegedly took place Dec. 22 in Glade Township, according to online court docket information. The criminal complaint was filed Tuesday in Magisterial District Judge Laura Bauer’s office. The Affidavit of Probable Cause filed by the State Police at Warren details the reason for the delay.

A trooper in a marked patrol car was patrolling Market Street in Conewango Township on Dec. 22 when, around 1:13 a.m., the trooper saw a vehicle driving north on Market Street. The trooper turned around to follow the vehicle when the vehicle made a right-hand turn eastbound onto Hatch Run Road and allegedly sped away at speeds of more than 85 miles an hour for about three-tenths of a mile in a 45 mile an hour zone. When the trooper tried to pull the vehicle over, the driver continued east on Hatch Run Road until turning left onto Scandia Road, failing to stop at the stop sign. Speeds then increased to up to 100 miles an hour for another three-tenths of a mile in a 55 mile an hour zone. Swartz allegedly crossed into the opposite lane of traffic several times.

The trooper reported losing sight of the vehicle near the Red Oak Campground, though the trooper said he continued driving north before being told to end the pursuit by the Department Watch Center. The trooper said the vehicle may have turned off Scandia Road in an attempt to evade the trooper. The trooper turned off his vehicle’s emergency lights and sirens and tried to find the vehicle. The trooper later saw a vehicle approach the entrance to the Red Oak Campground and turn on its headlights while driving toward Scandia Road.

“The vehicle appeared to be hesitant to turn out of the campground,” the trooper wrote in the affidavit.

The trooper turned around to follow the vehicle and checked its license plate on his vehicle’s mobile computer, finding the registered owner’s driver’s license had been suspended after a DUI conviction and was also expired. The trooper activated his emergency lights and Swartz pulled over, telling police he had just left Sheetz before asking police if they were ‘chasing that Jeep.’ The trooper said he hadn’t mentioned a pursuit before Swartz’ statement, with Swartz telling the trooper he had allegedly had a Jeep “blow right past him” before Swartz pulled into the campground and made a loop .

The trooper traveled to Sheetz and reviewed the store’s camera footage, which showed a vehicle matching Swartz’ vehicle entering the parking lot. Swartz allegedly left the parking lot at 1:12 a.m., with video footage from the Warren State Hospital, Walmart and Hampton Inn allegedly showing Swartz’ vehicle traveling north on Route 62 as well as the trooper’s marked patrol vehicle turning around to follow Swartz’ vehicle.

The total time elapsed from the time Swartz left Sheetz to the time the trooper reached the campground, seven minutes had passed.

“The distance from Sheetz located at 2425 Market Street, Conewango Township, Warren County, to Red Oak Campground located at 225 Norman Road, Elk Township, Warren County, is approximately 14.2 miles and is estimated to take approximately 22 minutes via GPS,” the affidavit states. “During the pursuit I passed no other vehicles traveling in either direction on Route 62, Hatch Run Road and Scandia Road. According to the time stamp obtained from the security cameras, the timestamp on the Sheetz bag in Swartz’ possession and the time of the traffic stop, it is reasonable to believe Swartz had traveled at a high rate of speed in order to arrive at Red Oak Campground from Sheetz.”

Swartz was charged Dec. 10 in Swatara Township in Dauphin County by the State Police at Harrisburg with misdemeanor charges of false identification to law enforcement, BAC .2% or higher -third offense and driving while license suspended or revoked. Swartz pleaded guilty to the false identification charge and to driving with a suspended license charge while the BAC .2% or higher charge was changed, according to online court docket information. He was given an alternate sentence on Jan. 13 in the Court of Common Pleas in Dauphin County.