Southbury Man Pleads Guilty in Police Chase Injuring Officers

Tyler Santoro, 32, of Southbury, plead guilty in Superior Court in Litchfield Friday to charges of engaging in a police pursuit, possession of narcotics, third-degree larceny interfering with police, and possession of a weapon in a motor vehicle, regarding a Labor day 2014 police chase that resulted in a crash and injured officers, according to the News Times.

Sentencing will take place on Sept. 25 and Santoro faces a 15-year prison sentence that will be suspended after five to nine years, followed by three years probation, the Times reports. He is currently being held on a $310,000 bond.

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