A February jury trial is planned for a 46-year-old Beloit man, who’s accused of causing Beloit schools to go into lockdown in June when he fled from police in a UHaul.
Johnny Curtis-Smith is charged with fleeing an officer, two counts of second degree recklessly endangering safety, resisting an officer, and possession of drug paraphernalia – all as a repeater.
According to the criminal complaint, town of Beloit police officer attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Curtis-Smith in June but he refused to pull over a drove erratically.
He eventually crashed near the intersection of Henry Avenue and Tremont Drive in the City of Beloit and was apprehended with the help of a K-9.
Curtis-Smith’s trial is scheduled to start on February 20th and is expected to last about two days.
