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Troopers: Convicted Sex Offender Leads Police on Chase

SALEM TOWNSHIP — A convicted sex offender on parole led police on a chase in Wayne County, according to state police.Troopers said they tried to stop Russ...
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SALEM TOWNSHIP — A convicted sex offender on parole led police on a chase in Wayne County, according to state police.Troopers said they tried to stop Russell Weaver, 33, of Sterling Township for a traffic violation near Hamlin and he took off. The pursuit reached speeds over 80 miles per hour, according to police.

Troopers said they tried to stop Russell Weaver, 33, of Sterling Township for a traffic violation near the intersection of Spudeno and Cemetery Roads near Hamlin and he took off. The pursuit reached speeds over 80 miles per hour, according to police.

Police said Weaver eventually crashed in the woods near the intersection of Callapoose and Neville Roads and appeared to be intoxicated.

He faces charges of DUI, fleeing, and eluding pending the results of a blood test. He is locked up in the Wayne County prison.

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