Vehicle chase through VBT ends in Ypsilanti Twp. and then Sumpter

A vehicle chase of a suspected narcotics trafficker resulted in two arrests and multiple units of drugs and firearms being seized, according to the Livingston and Washtenaw Narcotics Enforcement Team (LAWNET).
At about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 31, LAWNET detectives attempted to stop a vehicle driven by a 28-year-old Ypsilanti man. Police had been conducting surveillance on the man for suspected involvement in narcotics trafficking in Ypsilanti. He and the passenger of his vehicle – a 32-year-old man, also from Ypsilanti – had been followed from Detroit, possibly enroute to Ypsilanti, police said.
Police attempted a traffic stop on the suspect’s vehicle on westbound I-94 near Belleville Road in Van Buren Township. This prompted the suspect to flee in his vehicle while a trooper was approaching, police said.
The vehicle was later found in Ypsilanti Township, after it had crashed into a garage. The suspects were seen by a Washtenaw County Sheriff’s deputy fleeing from the vehicle and forcibly entering a residence shortly thereafter, police said.
Police made entry into the home and found the 28-year-old hiding in a bedroom with the help of a K-9 unit. The other suspect was found hiding under a bed in the same room, police said. Both suspects had felony warrants and were lodged in the Washnteaw County Jail.
The homeowner returned to the residence, and it was determined she was the mother of one of the suspect’s children, police said. A request to search the home was denied, although a search warrant was later obtained.
Upon searching the home, police recovered about 750 grams of cocaine, 20 grams of crack cocaine, six grams of fentanyl, a Glock 9mm handgun and a Glock 19X 9mm pistol. All the items were found in a child’s bedroom hidden in a dresser drawer, police said.
A second search warrant was obtained for the 28-year-old’s residence in Sumpter Township, leading to the seizure of 1.2 grams of fentanyl, 215 grams of cocaine and a Draco 7.62mm, police said.
LAWNET was assisted by the Michigan State Police and the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office.