Woodlawn chase ends in crash, arrest, gun recovery

WOODLAWN, Ohio (WXIX) - A brief vehicle pursuit ended in a crash, arrest and gun recovery in Woodlawn overnight, police say.

Kreston Holland Jr., 22, of Liberty Township is accused of fleeing a Woodlawn police officer who tried to pull him over for driving a vehicle without a license plate.

It happened around 11 p.m. Wednesday.

The chase only lasted about 30 seconds before it ended with the fleeing vehicle crashing at the intersection of Springfield Pike and Riddle Road, according to police.

Holland Jr. bailed from the car and ran off but was quickly apprehended and taken to the hospital as a precaution, police say.

Police say they found a loaded 9 mm handgun with one round in the chamber inside the vehicle.

There were no other passengers.

Holland Jr. was released from the hospital and booked into the Hamilton County Justice Center by 5 a.m. on multiple charges:

Failure to comply with police
Improperly handling a firearm in a motor vehicle
Having weapons under disability (illegally having a gun)
obstructing official business
disorderly conduct

A judge set his bond at $26,000, according to court records.

Police say the gun they found was loaded with one round in chamber
Holland Jr not allowed to have it because he is under indictment for or has been convicted of a drug-related offense https://t.co/WIsA0JDeOM
— Jennifer Edwards Baker (@jbakerohio) November 24, 2022