GRAND RAPIDS, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Sept. 15, 2022) – A 36-year-old Kentwood man is in the Kent County Jail after a violent police chase that crossed the Kent-Ottawa county line last Friday.
Robert Gallup has already been arraigned on unrelated charges he was facing before a confrontation with officers at a residence in Walker, which ended up with a stolen truck smashing into police vehicles, civilian vehicles, street signs and mailboxes in Jenison. The suspect was wounded by shots fired by officers before being taken into custody, and two law enforcement officers were hurt when the truck collided with the prowl cars.
Among the additional charges from the Ottawa County Prosecutor’s Office that Gallup will eventually be arraigned on are five counts of felonious assault, two counts of third-degree fleeing a police officer, and two counts of malicious destruction of police property. Compounding all that is a habitual offender-fourth offense notice that may enhance any sentencing if he is found guilty. Gallup is being held on over $500,000 bond in the Kent County Jail.
The state police continues to investigate the matter due to shots being fired by an Ottawa County sheriff’s deputy during the pursuit, as is customary when local law enforcement discharges a weapon.
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