High Speed Chase Leads to Felony Charges for Danbury Man

SOUTHEAST, NY – A Danbury man faces felony charges after two New York state police officers were almost run down during a high-speed chase.

Adonis D. Castro-Espinal, 22, was the subject of a pursuit on Route 6 in Southeast on Dec. 4. Police said state troopers assisting the Putnam County Sheriff's Office deployed a tire deflation device — and as the fleeing vehicle approached, Castro-Espinal drove directly towards both troopers at approximately 100 miles per hour nearly striking them.

Both were able to jump out of the way and were not injured.

Castro-Espinal continued east into Connecticut where he subsequently stopped for Connecticut State Police on I-84. He was secured in a Connecticut jail as a fugitive from justice and awaited extradition.

Then, on Dec. 12, Castro-Espinal posted bail in Connecticut and turned himself in to New York State Police in Brewster. He was arraigned in the Village of Brewster Court on two counts of Reckless Endangerment, a Class D Felony, and sent to the Putnam County Jail in lieu of $50,000 cash bail or $75,000 bond.

State Police were assisted by the Connecticut State Police, City of Danbury Police Department, the Town of Bethel Police Department and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department.