(9-7-23) Around 10:05 p.m. Wednesday night Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers attempted to stop a car for swerving outside of its marked lanes on I-75 in Springcreek Township in Miami County.

The driver failed to stop and a chase began.

The chase continued into Shelby County where a tire deflation device was deployed by the Sidney Police Department. The device deflated one of the car’s tires. It came to a stop on I-75 northbound near State Route 29.

After a nearly 45-minute standoff, the driver, identified as Jeffrey Hays (57) of Bloomington, Indiana was taken into custody.

During the standoff, both sides of I-75 in the area were shut down.

Hays is awaiting arraignment and is in the Miami County Jail where he faces initial charges: