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BRIGHAM CITY — A man who once topped Box Elder County's "most-wanted" list was sentenced to prison or jail in four different cases.
Jonathan Randall Hurley, 22, of Brigham City, had three warrants out for his arrest when he led police on a chase on Aug. 4.
Hurley continued driving after police flattened two tires. He then jumped out of the still-moving car and continued on a foot race for about five minutes, Tremonton-Garland Police Chief Dustin Cordova said at the time.
"We got a very dangerous person that had no regard for the public safety aspect of our communities in custody. And I think now that he's in jail, we're going to be in a safer community," he said.
In the case resulting from the chase, for which he pleaded guilty on Oct. 23, Hurley was sentenced last week to a term of zero to five years in prison for failure to stop at the command of police, a third-degree felony; one year in jail for failure to stop at the command of law enforcement, a class A misdemeanor; and 180 days in jail for reckless driving, a class B misdemeanor.
Three warrants for Hurley's arrest were active at the time of the chase after he failed to appear in court in three cases in which he had already pleaded guilty.
In those cases he was sentenced to two terms of one to 15 years in prison for theft of a vehicle and burglary, second-degree felonies; zero to five years in prison for possession or use of a controlled substance, a third-degree felony; one year in jail for possession of a controlled substance and burglary of a vehicle, class A misdemeanors; and 180 days for use or possession of drug paraphernalia, a class B misdemeanor.
On May 20, police responded to a suspicious activity call and found Hurley taking tires off a stolen vehicle, and drugs were found after he was arrested, according to charging documents.
In the burglary case, police say he climbed through the window of a home and stole and ate a bowl of cereal while in the house after being told to leave by the person living there. While talking to police, he dropped a bag with methamphetamine.
The judge recommended he be given credit for 123 days he already served in jail, and the sentences were ordered to be served concurrently, allowing the jail sentences to be served at the prison.
