<body><div>NEWKIRK — A jury trial is set for Jeremiah Michael Johnson, 37, Ponca City, in Kay County District Court.Johnson is facing felony counts of endangering others while eluding police, attempted escape from arrest and a misdemeanor count of obstruction.Ponca City police report that on June 6, 2024, officers spotted a dirt bike traveling at a high rate of speed near Highland and Oak.An officer attempted to pull the bike over and a pursuit ensued north on Ash with speeds reportedly reaching 80mph.Police report that the biker, later identified as Johnson, went east on Hartford from Ash, and popped a wheelie while accelerating at a high rate of speed and that He failed to stop at the red light at Hartford and Union, causing another driver to stop in the middle of the intersection.<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=3epev3_1H1OjIAG00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3epev3_1H1OjIAG00" width="328" height="390" ><figcaption>Jeremiah Michael Johnson</figcaption></figure>Johnson reportedly flipped the driver of the vehicle off and headed south on Union where he made an abrupt tun on Liberty and then traveled toOsage where he went south and accelerated to 50 miles per hour.Police report that he went to 734 north Osage, fell off the bike, got up and headed behind the apartments where police lost track of him.Officers began knocking on doors. A female with slurred speech opened the door at one of the apartments. She told police that she had been sleeping and just woke up.Officers report that Johnson then came out of a back room with his fist balled. Police reportedly grabbed him, pulled him out of the apartment and put him on the ground.Johnson resisted and police reportedly used palm strikes to the face and two knee strikes to his abdomen to gain compliance. Afterwards Johnson reportedly yelled, “Forever I’m gone, just because I rode a motorcycle, I just got done with drug court, I was trying to ride.”He was later booked in the county jail and bond set at $25,000. He was released on bond on Dec.10, 2024.On Feb. 10, 2025, Johnson was charged in a second case with a felony count of first degree burglary and a misdemeanor count of impersonating an officer.On May 1, attorney Jarrod Stevenson withdrew as Johnson’s attorney. On Aug. 3, attorney Scott Loftis enter his appearance. Court records show that Johnson is free on bond. </div></body>

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NEWKIRK — A jury trial is set for Jeremiah Michael Johnson, 37, Ponca City, in Kay County District Court. Johnson is facing felony counts of endangering others while eluding police, attempted escape from arrest and a misdemeanor count of obstruction. Ponca City police report that on June 6, 2024,...

Jury trial set in eluding case

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NEWKIRK — A jury trial is set for Jeremiah Michael Johnson, 37, Ponca City, in Kay County District Court. Johnson is facing felony counts of endangering ot

Jury trial set in eluding case

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