Mary Alice Reporting –
A man wanted on a warrant has been arrested following a brief foot pursuit.
According to the Tuscarawas County Sheriff’s Office reports, on December 10th, Deputies located Joshua Elier in his registered vehicle and a traffic stop was conducted near the intersection of Riverside Park Road and US 36. Eiler fled from the vehilce and a foot pursuit was initiated. He was located and placed into custody before being taken to the Tuscarawas County Jail. Law enforcement did locate a bag containing a green leaf substance on Eiler.
Eiler had an active warrant out of the Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court. This related to a possession of drugs case, where Eiler changed his plea and was expected to be sentenced to two year community control supervision and violation of the sanctions would implement a 12 month prison term.
The sentencing was to be conducted, in October 2023, but court records indicated Eiler did not show, which brought about the warrant.
The case is expected to be reopened with his arrest.
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