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Darke County Sheriff’s Office
Accident
investigation leads to arrest
Pitsburg - Darke County Deputies, along with Arcanum Rescue and
Pitsburg Fire, were dispatched to Pitsburg Laura Rd just east of
Gettysburg Pitsburg Rd reference to a minor injury accident. Initial
investigation revealed that a 2004 Jeep, driven by Patricia Nichols
(51) of Arcanum, was eastbound on Pitsburg Laura Rd. when a 2003
Pontiac, driven by a male subject, pulled out of a driveway striking
Nichols' vehicle. The male subject driving the 2003 Pontiac then
fled the scene on foot, westbound on Pitsburg Laura Rd. Nichols
was treated by Arcanum Rescue and was transported to Wayne Hospital
with minor injuries.
During the investigation deputies learned that the 2003 Pontiac was
reported stolen out of Dayton. Darke County Deputies immediately
set up a perimeter to try and locate the male subject that was driving
the stolen vehicle. For precautionary measures Franklin Monroe
School was put on a lockdown, while the subject was still at
large.
The Darke County K-9 unit was called to the scene to track the male
subject. A male subject matching the description was spotted by a
Darke County detective walking along the edge of a woods west of the
Village of Pitsburg. When the male subject was approached by
Darke County Deputies the male subject then took off on foot and Darke
County Deputies started a foot chase after the male subject. The
male subject was apprehended without incident and identified as Mychal
Bergman (18). Bergman lives at large at this time.
During the investigation it was revealed that the residence the vehicle
was stolen from had actually been broken into and items were taken from
the residence. During an interview with Bergman he admitted to
entering the occupied structure in Dayton and stealing items from
inside the residence, then taking the homeowners 2003 Pontiac.
Bergman was also in possession of other stolen property from another
location in Dayton.
Bergman is being charged with Possession of Stolen Property in Darke
County and other charges will be pending from this investigation.
Darke County Deputies are working in conjunction with Dayton PD in
reference to other charges for the Burglary and Theft, which occurred
in Dayton.
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