A Minot man is facing charges of felony theft and fleeing from police after allegedly crashing a stolen vehicle while avoiding a traffic stop.

Tony Boose, 36, Minot, was arrested on Sunday after a tip led Minot Police to a Pontiac G-8 that was allegedly stolen from Westlie’s Tire Center last week. Investigators say that a friend of the vehicle’s owner recognized the car while driving on North Hill and moved to confront the driver. Minot Police officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop and pull the Pontiac G-8 over, but the driver sped off to evade law enforcement, reaching excess speeds. The pursuit continued despite the vehicle crashing at the intersection of Fourth Avenue Northwest and North Broadway, as Boose exited the vehicle and continued to flee on foot before he was detained behind a local restaurant.

Boose made his initial appearance before Judge Richard Hagar in district court in Minot on Monday and was charged with theft between $10,000 and $50,000, a Class B felony, and fleeing a peace officer from a felony, a Class C felony.

In the last year, Boose has been charged with identical or lesser felony theft charges five times in North Central District Court. Two of these cases were dismissed, while the other three were closed as misdemeanors after he entered guilty pleas. While Boose was sentenced to 360 days in the Ward County Jail for all three offenses, he was only required to first serve 51, 182, and 182 days for each charge, respectively, and was given equivalent credit for time served. Court records indicate Boose is under three years of supervised probation and still owes $2,690.93 in unpaid financial assessments related to the disposition of these matters.

Records also show Boose also faces an active charge of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class C felony. Boose had appeared pro se at a preliminary hearing for this matter on Aug. 17, the same week that the Pontiac G-8 was allegedly stolen. The preliminary hearing for Boose’s most recent charges is scheduled for Sept. 28.