Man Leads Pennsylvania Police on Chase in Stolen School Bus

According to People, Tony Jay Saunders, 25, was arrested after allegedly leading Pennsylvania police on a chase in a stolen school bus with a deer carcass inside. Saunders was charged with reckless driving, attempting to elude an officer, receiving stolen property and resisting arrest. 

Officers were first alerted that a bus stolen was seen driving through a parking lot of Giant Foods and Rite Aid and lights on the vehicle were turning on and off intermittently around 7:10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 4. As officers caught up with the stolen vehicle, the driver pulled over for a traffic stop, but a police statement alleges "the bus nearly immediately pulled away and continued to drive north on Route 15, winding in and out of traffic lanes."

CBS News reports, after eventually coming to a stop in a nearby neighborhood, Saunders fled on foot through a wooded area. Saunders stripped his clothes as he ran through parking lots before he was caught by police. The 25-year-old admitted to taking the bus after he crashed his own car and told authorities that he put the dead deer in the back of the bus and planned on taking it home to use as fertilizer for his garden. 

It is unclear if Saunders had retained an attorney to speak on his behalf.