Man Led Cops In Multi-Town Pursuit, Held On $150K: Woodbridge PD

WOODBRIDGE, CT — A Seymour man is being held in lieu of a $150,000 bond after leading police including Woodbridge Police in a multi-town pursuit, police said.

On Oct. 17, John McJunkin, 37, of Church Street, turned himself in at the Woodbridge Police Department after being notified that there was an active criminal arrest warrant issued for him.

The arrest warrant stems from an Oct. 8 incident where members of the Woodbridge Police Department assisted the Seymour Police Department who were pursuing a vehicle from their town into Woodbridge, police said in a news release.

Upon attempting to stop the vehicle, McJunkin engaged in several reckless maneuvers, police said. The pursuit came to an end at the intersection of Rimmon Road and Ansonia Road where McJunkin was taking into custody without incident, police said.

He is charged with three counts of first-degree reckless endangerment, three counts of criminal attempt to commit first-degree assault, criminal attempt to commit assault on a police officer, interfering with an officer, third-degree criminal mischief, and engaging police in pursuit.