Stolen Truck Loses Tire In Manchester, Driver Facing Several Charges

MANCHESTER, CT — A wild ride involving a wanted man through Manchester and into East Hartford ended with a recovered stolen vehicle and plenty of charges against an East Hartford man, police said.

Police said that, just after 3 p.m. on Thursday, they received a call from a motorist about a white pickup truck with a flat tire in the area of the Spencer Street exit off Interstate 384 who said he believed was involved in the theft of his trailer. The man said he was following the vehicle toward East Hartford.

About a minute later, a second 911 call was received and the caller reported that the white pickup was racing through Downey Drive and it stopped after losing a tire, according to an incident report.

The caller reported that the driver fled the scene on foot toward East Hartford.

The driver was later identified as 26-year-old Andre Jorden of East Hartford and police said they believed he might be carrying a gun.

Officers from Manchester and East Hartford converged on the area and Jorden was located hiding in a shed on Arbutus Street.

Jorden was taken into custody, and he was not armed, according to an incident report.

Multiple warrants were outstanding for Jorden, including one involving the truck, a white Ford F-350 that was determined to have been stolen out of Middletown, police said.

Jorden was charged with:

• Larceny of a motor vehicle
• First-degree criminal trover
• Possession of a controlled substance
• Possession of drug Paraphernalia
• Evading responsibility
• Operating a motor vehicle without a license

Three outstanding warrants for violation of probation were also served, police said.

Jorden was held on bonds totaling $170,000 and was to appear in court Friday, police said.