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Moundsville Man Sentenced in High Speed Chase in Marshall County

Circuit Judge David Hummel on Wednesday sentenced a drunken driver who led police on a high-speed chase through Moundsville earlier this year.

Jason Phillips, 35, pleaded guilty to fleeing from an officer with reckless indifference, a felony, and misdemeanor DUI after a January car chase through Moundsville. Hummel sentenced him to one-to-five years in prison for fleeing, and fined him $500 for DUI.

In January, Phillips ran a red light and a stop sign on Jefferson Avenue in Moundsville, prompting a police pursuit. Phillips led police at a high speed to a trailer park on 12th Street, from which he fled on foot. Officers unsuccessfully attempted to stop Phillips with a stun gun before apprehending him with the use of pepper spray.

Phillips said he has been drinking since he was 13, and told Hummel he had “only about seven or eight” beers before driving. When Hummel asked Phillips if he believed he had a substance abuse problem, he brushed off the question.

“I drink a lot. I’m a construction worker — it’s what we do,” he said.

Hummel had some strong words in reply.

“My grandfather was killed by a drunk driver — he was the drunk driver,” Hummel said. “Someday, it’s not going to work out so well for you.”

In an unrelated case, Kayla Remke, 31, pleaded guilty Wednesday to obtaining a controlled substance through forgery or deception. She was sentenced to one-to-four years, with that sentence suspended to two years of supervised probation and participation in a drug court program.

Remke would face the full sentence if she fails to complete drug court.

Remke admitted to falsifying documents at the pharmacy at her place of employment to obtain more than 1,600 oxycodone, hydrocodone and other pain pills. This occurred throughout much of 2015.

Marshall County Prosecutor Rhonda Wade said no restitution was made to the patients who would otherwise have received these pills and had to pay for the cost of their medication.

Remke said she was suffering from depression and addiction at the time.

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