{"id":25224,"date":"2026-04-15T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/?p=25224"},"modified":"2026-04-13T06:11:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T11:11:37","slug":"otter-tail-county-man-charged-after-utv-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/otter-tail-county-man-charged-after-utv-chase\/","title":{"rendered":"Otter Tail County Man Charged After UTV Chase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Otter Tail County<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">trfnews.i234.me<\/a>) \u2014 A 44-year-old man is facing charges after authorities say he took a family member\u2019s UTV and led deputies on a short pursuit early Friday morning.<\/p>\n<h2>Report of Stolen UTV<\/h2>\n<p>Court documents say <strong>Justin Sheridan<\/strong> allegedly hot-wired the UTV while it was parked inside a garage. Deputies later found him driving on a county highway.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25361\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25361\" style=\"width: 285px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25361\" src=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Justin-A.-Sheridan-285x300.png\" alt=\"Justin Sheridan\" width=\"285\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Justin-A.-Sheridan-285x300.png 285w, https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Justin-A.-Sheridan.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25361\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Sheridan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Pursuit Ends on Highway<\/h2>\n<p>Authorities say they tried to stop Sheridan, but he kept driving. The chase reached speeds of 45 to 50 mph. About an hour after the first report, Sheridan stopped and showed his hands. Deputies then found a bent fork jammed into the ignition.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 30px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 300px; width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"MUGSHOT-URL-HERE.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Sheridan mugshot\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>Court Appearance<\/h2>\n<p>Investigators say Sheridan later told them he thought the squad vehicle was his girlfriend and did not notice the flashing lights right away. He appeared in court Friday afternoon on charges of fleeing and tampering with a motor vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m Chris Harper reporting for <a href=\"https:\/\/trfnews.i234.me\">TRF News<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Otter Tail County (trfnews.i234.me) \u2014 A 44-year-old man is facing charges after authorities say he took a family member\u2019s UTV and led deputies on a short pursuit early Friday morning. Report of Stolen UTV Court documents say Justin Sheridan allegedly hot-wired the UTV while it was parked inside a garage. 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