B&E suspect arrested

A Michigan resident faces numerous charges after a police chase Wednesday in Lake Township that forced schools to delay opening.
Ricky L. Warthen, 33, Newport, Michigan, was taken into custody by township police after a brief chase that commenced with the report about 5:40 a.m. of a breaking and entering at the Super 8 Motel, Latcha Road.
According to police, Warthen was charged with tampering with evidence, safecracking, failure to comply with the order of a police officer, vehicular vandalism, possession of criminal tools, breaking and entering, and criminal damage,
All of the charges except for criminal damage are felonies and Warthen could also be charged with traffic citations, police said Thursday.
Township police were assisted by the Wood County Sheriff’s Office and other police agencies in the chase, which ended with Warthen being apprehended along I-280 near Walbridge Road.