PITTSFIELD, Maine (AP) - A father and son led police on a wild pursuit in which the father tried to ram a state police cruiser and the son fought with arresting officers, police said Friday.
The episode unfolded with reports of a vehicle being operated erratically and the discovery of a vehicle in a ditch alongside Interstate 95 Thursday evening. When troopers arrived, Joseph Chambers, 46, of Palmyra, sped away, police said.
At one point, Chambers reversed direction on the interstate and tried to ram a cruiser; at another point, his son, Devin Chambers, 25, of Augusta, bailed out of the truck and then broke a window while trying get back inside, police said.
Joseph Chambers faces charges including reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, eluding an officer and drunken driving, while Devin Chambers is charged with assaulting two officers, officials said.
Both were held in the Somerset County Jail on Friday with bail set at $6,000 for Joseph Chambers and $10,000 for Devin Chambers, a jail official said. It was not known if they had attorneys.
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