3 Charged for Crashing Stolen Car in Shakopee After Pursuit
The crash scene late Tuesday, April 25, 2023 in Shakopee. Submitted
Traffic cam video shows a portion of the pursuit, just before the crash (off camera).
Three people are facing charges after fleeing police through multiple counties in a stolen vehicle and crashing into another driver in Shakopee.
A Chaska police officer was on routine patrol around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, and driving an unmarked police cruiser on Hwy. 41.
The officer spotted a vehicle that was reported stolen out of Minneapolis. Another squad responded to assist with making a traffic stop. Initially, the driver pulled to the side of the road, but quickly began accelerating and fleeing police.
TWITTER: Our initial thread on the pursuit & crash
At one point, a Chaska officer performed a pursuit intervention technique on the suspect vehicle, which ended up facing southbound with two squads positioned in front of the vehicle. The suspect accelerated and struck both squad cars, reportedly driving up and over a portion of one of the squad cars in order to continue fleeing. A third officer had to swerve onto the shoulder to avoid being struck by the suspect.
The criminal complaint alleges that the suspect fled at speeds exceeding 100 MPH while crossing into Shakopee. The pursuit ended after the suspect crashed into a white cargo van near Marschall Road & W. County Road 78 in Shakopee.
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All three occupants of the stolen vehicle suffered injuries in the crash. The driver of the stolen vehicle was identified as Corey Douglas Johnson, 36. One passenger was identified as Stanley Eugene Albertson Jr., 65, while the other passenger was identified in the documents as Natalie Rose Borchert, 33.
Johnson was searched before being transported to the Hennepin County Medical Center by ambulance. Officers located a loaded handgun in his front pants pocket, later determined to have been stolen in a residential burglary. Officers also located more than 32 grams of methamphetamine on the front driver’s side seat.
The crash scene late Tuesday, April 25, 2023 in Shakopee. Submitted
Johnson has a lengthy criminal history, including open cases for fleeing an officer and criminal damage to property.
Johnson was charged with six felonies in relation to this incident, including 2nd-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, 1st-degree drug possession, possession of a firearm by an ineligible person, 1st-degree damage to property, fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle and receiving stolen property.
Johnson faces up to 40 years in prison on the most serious drug charge.
Borchert was charged with felony 2nd-degree drug possession and tampering with a motor vehicle. Officers say they located a grey lunchbox near where Borchert was seated. Inside the box was almost $3,000 in cash, approximately 40 grams of marijuana and a baggie containing more than 14 grams of methamphetamine.
Borchert faces 40 years in prison on the 2nd-degree drug charge. Albertson faces a misdemeanor charge of tampering with a motor vehicle which carries a 90-day maximum sentence.
The criminal complaint says that all three suspects fled from the hospital after the crash and were not in custody as of May 4.
Johnson, 36, is described as a white male with brown hair and green eyes, 5’10” and 205 lbs.
Borchert, 33, is described as a white female with brown hair and green eyes, 5’6” and 150 lbs.
Albertson, 65, is described as a white male with brown hair and brown eyes, 5’10” and 215 lbs.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of the suspects, please contact your local authorities. Booking photos for Borchert and Albertson were not available as of late Saturday.
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