The man wanted for allegedly fracturing another man’s face outside a New Philadelphia bar is now also wanted for fleeing police in Pottsville.
After Timothy Ebert fled the scene of Mazloom’s Bar & Restaurant on an ATV during the early morning hours of Aug. 26, he drove to Pottsville. Ebert had allegedly just beaten another man outside that New Philly bar, fracturing his orbital floor.
Pottsville Cpl. Christopher Hamilton says at about 1:20 a.m. on Aug. 26, he was in his patrol vehicle at the intersection of N. Progress Ave. and E. Arch St. when he heard a loud, small-engine vehicle in the area. He looked in his driver-side mirror and noticed a man riding a four-wheeler, traveling north on Progress Ave.
The four-wheeler then pulled up alongside Hamilton’s vehicle. Hamilton says he saw a heavier white man wearing glasses riding the ATV. Hamilton says he motioned for the rider to pull over and then he activated his emergency lights. That’s when the ATV drove away and led police on a wild goose chase through city streets.
According to an affidavit of probable cause filed with District Magistrate James Reiley, the ATV driver – believed to be Ebert – took a left onto E. Arch St., driving westbound toward N. Centre St. He then did a wheelie and continued west on E. Arch St. at a high rate of speed.
Ebert went through the intersection of E. Arch and N. Centre streets, failing to stop at the red light. He then blew through the intersections of Arch and 2nd and Arch and 3rd streets, continuing west on Arch St.
Hamilton says he drove onto W. Market St., headed west and spotted Ebert going south on N. 6th St., nearing its intersection with Market St. That’s when the officer attempted to pull in but Ebert maneuvered around the patrol vehicle, did another wheelie and then drove off at a high rate of speed, going west on W. Market St.
The pursuit continued as Ebert made a left, headed south and the wrong way on N. 11th St. toward Mahantongo St. Ebert then made a left onto Mahantongo, headed east.
Later, another police officer in the city spotted Ebert’s ATV at the intersection of W. Market and N. 12th streets. Another attempt to stop the ATV was made as Ebert was driving east on W. Market St. As he approached the intersection of W. Market and N. Centre streets, Ebert drove onto the sidewalk in front of Beyond Hello.
Ebert drove through the dispensary’s parking lot toward N. 2nd St, then making a right turn onto that street and then made a left onto W. Arch St. at a high rate of speed.
Hamilton went to that location and says he saw Ebert make a right turn off of N. 5th St., going west on W. Market St. As Hamilton says he approached the intersection of N. 6th and W. Market streets, he once again tried to stop the ATV.
Ebert drove south on N. 6th St, blowing through stop signs at W. Norwegian St. and Mahantongo St. He then drove south further, turning onto Howard Ave. headed west.
Hamiton says he was then driving on Mahantongo St. and could hear the ATV in the area of W. Market St. As he approached the 100 block of N. 4th St., he encountered a pedestrian who told the officer that they saw the ATV driving toward Schuylkill County Courthouse.
The officer went there and drove west on Laurel Blvd. until he spotted the ATV once again. He says Ebert was headed toward him at the intersection of Laurel Blvd. and N. 7th St.. Hamilton once again tried stopping him but Ebert then did a U-turn and went south on N. 7th St. and then west on W. Race St. at a high rate of speed.
Hamilton says he could hear the ATV once again on Laurel Blvd. so he responded to that area and saw a third Pottsville officer trying to stop Ebert near the intersection of Laurel Blvd. and N. 8th St. Ebert then maneuvered around that vehicle and headed north on N. 8th St.
Hamilton went north on N. 7th St. and spotted the ATV once again at the intersection of N. 7th and Fairview streets. Ebert was heading west, the wrong way, on Fairview St.
Ebert then approached the intersection of N. 8th St. in the area where the third officer was driving. He then made a left and went south on N. 8th St. It was at that point that police ended their pursuit.
Police later learned that Ebert was wanted by State Police for the incident in New Philadelphia and that he had a suspended license.
In addition to the charges stemming from the incident outside Mazloom’s, which includes a first-degree felony aggravated assault charge, Ebert is now wanted on charges of third-degree felony eluding police and numerous summary offenses for driving on a suspended license, reckless driving, careless driving, running stop signs and red lights, driving the wrong way on one-way streets, driving an unregistered vehicle and driving an uninspected vehicle.
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