Attempted assault suspect allegedly leads northern Arizona deputies on pursuit

CAMP VERDE, AZ (AZFamily) — A man is facing multiple charges after allegedly trying to hurt a woman who had an order of protection against him and then leading officers on a chase in northern Arizona.

On Wednesday, Camp Verde Marshal’s Office deputies responded to an apartment where they say Jose Ramirez allegedly tried to break in and assault a woman inside. Officials say the woman has an active order of protection against Ramirez.

Initially, they could not find Ramirez at the complex, but later that day, deputies say they found him using drugs in a car. When they tried to approach Ramirez, he drove off.

The following day, deputies say they saw Ramirez driving through the Camp Verde area and began following him in their unmarked patrol vehicles. Ramirez stopped for gas in Munds Park, where deputies say he saw them following him. That’s when he got back onto Interstate 17 and took off. During the chase, Ramirez was allegedly driving over 120 mph.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety joined the pursuit and tried to stop him. Officials say Ramirez got off the freeway and drove through a barbed-wire fence, then got stuck in the forest.

Ramirez got out of his car and ran off, but deputies were able to catch up to him and arrest him.

Ramirez is facing multiple charges, including failure to comply with a court order, aggravated harassment, reckless driving, fleeing a pursuing law enforcement vehicle, resisting arrest, assault, stalking, burglary, possession of a narcotic drug, possession of drug paraphernalia, and weapons misconduct for being a prohibited possessor.

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