August 27, 2022 1:20 p.m. 

An Oakland man has been jailed after allegedly stealing and later crashing a vehicle following a police pursuit on Friday morning.

Lieutenant Brad O’Dell of the Douglas County Sheriff’s said at approximately 6:30 a.m. 911 dispatchers received a report that a vehicle had been stolen from the S-Mart on Old Highway 99N in Wilbur, while the owner was inside the store. The 2007 Toyota Scion was seen leaving westbound on Oak Hill Road.

O’Dell said law enforcement began combing the area in an attempt to locate the stolen vehicle. Just after 7:20 a.m. a deputy spotted the sedan traveling on Highway 38, about five miles east of Reedsport, and initiated a traffic stop. The driver failed to pull over, and accelerated in an attempt to elude.

O’Dell said another deputy was able to successfully deploy spike strips on the vehicle, causing at least one of the tires to deflate.

The report said the driver continued northbound onto Highway 101, still attempting to elude law enforcement for a short distance, before crashing. Deputies extinguished a small fire, but the driver, 22-year old Isiah Arrant, was trapped inside the sedan. EMS and fire personnel were sent to the scene to extricate Arrant from the vehicle. He was transported to Lower Umpqua Hospital in Reedsport where he was assessed for injuries, which were determined to be minor.

O’Dell said Arrant was taken into custody and charged with attempt to elude police in a vehicle, reckless driving, reckless endangering, resisting arrest, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, possession of a stolen vehicle and for a probation violation. Arrant was held without bail.