Colorado Fugitive To Serve Six Months In Jail; Will Be Extradited To Face Felony Charges
A Colorado fugitive who lead law enforcement on a 100-plus mph chase for 92 miles on Interstate 25 last week pleaded guilty to four misdemeanors in Natrona County Circuit Court on Thursday.
In exchange for Marquise Harris' guilty pleas, prosecutors agreed to drop a felony drug count. Circuit Court Judge Steve Brown sentenced Harris to six months in jail.
However, Harris' legal woes only will be beginning because he will be returned to Colorado for other criminal charges, Assistant District Attorney Dan Itzen said.
"What will happen is he will serve his six months in jail and then be extradited back to the state of Colorado where he'll face charges down there," Itzen said. "The biggest charge was a robbery charge. There was also a trespass charge, and I believe a forgery charge as well."
Harris was arrested last week after leading the Wyoming Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies on a high-speed chase beginning at 10:25 p.m. on Interstate 25 from north of Casper.
Even after Stop Sticks shredded three of his wheels, he kept driving. He finally called 911 to negotiate his surrender near the Sheridan County line at 11:04 p.m. The entire chase covered 92 miles in 71 minutes.