A Lewiston man is under arrest for allegedly stealing a vehicle and boat.
According to the Lewiston Police Department, yesterday (Mon) at about 4 p.m. dispatch received multiple calls regarding an erratic driver. It was determined a White Toyota pickup pulling a boat had driven through a fence in the 700 block of Snake River Ave.
Through the course of the investigation it was discovered the Toyota and boat were stolen from a business on Snake River Ave. Due to the driver’s erratic driving behavior, the boat fell off the trailer in the area of D Street and Levee Bypass. The suspect driver soon after eluded police to Clarkston but returned to Lewiston. He was then located running on foot in the area of 1st Street and Beachey Street. The suspect jumped into the Clearwater River and swam out about 100 yards before being taken into custody by Nez Perce County Deputies with the help of a private citizen and the Army Corps of Engineers.
The suspect was identified as 22 year old Chase Russell. Russell was booked into the Nez Perce County Jail on multiple charges related to the incident.
