Police seized an allegedly stolen Mercedes after an alleged car chase on Kings Highway on 31 March. Photo: South Coast Police District.
Police allegedly chased a stolen luxury car as it sped down the Kings Highway, before the driver tried to escape officers on foot.
Officers were on patrol on Monday morning (31 March) when they spotted an allegedly stolen Mercedes on Clyde Mountain near Black Flat Road in Currowan, a NSW South Coast Police District spokesperson said.
When the officers tried to pull the car over, it allegedly sped off.
A pursuit was initiated, during which the Mercedes was allegedly driven on the wrong side of the road.
Police deployed road spikes and the Mercedes came to a stop on the Kings Highway in Nelligen, but the driver then allegedly got out of the car and tried to run from the scene.
He was arrested after a short chase on foot.
Officers allegedly found he was carrying a pocket knife when they searched him.
Police were called to the scene at the Kings Highway on 31 March. Photo: South Coast Police District.
Police also allege the Mercedes was stolen from the ACT before being driven into NSW.
The car was seized by police after the alleged car chase.
The driver, 25-year-old Owen Freeman-Baxter from Moss Vale, faced the Batemans Bay Local Court on Tuesday (1 April).
He pleaded guilty to charges of police pursuit, driving recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous, receiving property stolen from outside NSW and having custody of a knife in a public place.
While he pleaded guilty, it was not immediately clear which details of the allegations he pleaded guilty to.
The matter was listed for sentencing at Moss Vale Local Court on 8 April and Freeman-Baxter was refused bail.
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