Samuel Butler
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (KFGO/WJON) – Additional charges have been filed against a man accused of leading authorities on a chase through St. Cloud after another driver has died due to the crash.
Samuel Butler, 28, is now charged with fleeing a police officer resulting in death, and criminal vehicular homicide in addition to the former charges of criminal vehicular operation, theft of a vehicle, criminal damage to property, fleeing police, and drug possession.
The Dec. 12 chase started when a caller reported someone driving erratically and, at times, on the wrong side of the road.
Officers pursued Butler who allegedly abandoned his SUV and stole a pickup and construction trailer. Court records show a trail of damage left behind as Butler drove at high speeds to evade officers.
According to the criminal complaint, the chase ended when Butler drove through a stop sign and collided with a car at an intersection.
The driver of the car suffered severe injuries and was taken to St. Cloud Hospital. St. Cloud Police Department said the person died on Dec. 22.
Butler was pinned inside the pickup and had to be extricated after crashing into a large tree.
Records show police found a glass pipe, a torch, and burned aluminum foil inside the abandoned vehicle.
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