A Warren man has been sentenced to between 98 days and 13 months of confinement after leading police on a chase through Youngsville earlier this year.

Dillon T. Gray, 34, of Warren was charged in April by Youngsville police officers with misdemeanor fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, misdemeanor illegally operating a vehicle without an ignition interlock device and five traffic citations. Gray pleaded guilty to fleeing or attempting to elude officer and two traffic citations. In addition to the jail sentence, Gray was sentenced to pay $400 in fines.

According to the Affidavit of Probable Cause, an officer reportedly saw a motorcycle traveling on Hillside Drive in Youngsville, checked the driver’s license status and noted the rider is required to operate only with an ignition interlock device. While motorcycles can have an ignition interlock device installed, installation isn’t as straightforward as installing the device in a regular motor vehicle.

The officer reported seeing Gray turn onto National Forge Road without using a turn signal and then activated his vehicle’s emergency lights and siren. Gray allegedly looked back toward the patrol vehicle and drove away.

“The driver accelerated away at a high rate of speed,” the officer reported in the affidavit. “I continued with my lights and siren on, but did not chase the motorcycle. I attempted to contact the PSP Warren to advise them to be on the lookout for the bike.”

The officer checked with Warren County Adult Probation because the officer knew Gray was on bail supervision and supposed to be wearing an ankle monitor. Probation officials told the officer that the GPS monitor showed Gray on Railroad Street, then Hillside Drive, Rouse Avenue and National Forge Road during the time Gray reportedly fled from the officer. The GPS was used to track Gray, who was contacted by the State Police at Warren at an address on Griff Hill Road in Clarendon, where the State Police reportedly found the motorcycle behind a shed with its license plate removed.

According to the affidavit, Gray’s girlfriend told officers she and Gray had been on the motorcycle in Youngsville, while Gray initially denied involvement, “but then admitted that he did flee from this officer because of his ignition interlock required license. The defendant admitted that the license plate on the bike was for another bike and knew that this officer was going to catch him because of his ankle monitor.”