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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; City police said they apprehended a wanted Wyoming man after he ran from a vehicle during a traffic stop Monday night.</p><p>Donovan E. Mackey, 24, was wanted for his involvement in a hit-and-run crash in April 2018, authorities report.</p><p>According to a criminal complaint:</p><p>At approximately 5:20 p.m., officers in a unmarked car observed a black Kia sedan fail to stop at a stop sign in the area of South Franklin and Wood streets.</p><p>The vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed and had to sharply apply the brakes to avoid striking another motorist, prompting officers to conduct a traffic stop.</p><p>The driver, later identified as Mackey, pulled over at the Eurotech Auto Repairs parking lot at 131 Wood St. and then fled on foot.</p><p>Mackey was subdued after an officer deployed his Taser.</p><p>The suspect told officers &#8220;he didn&#8217;t want to go to jail&#8221; because there was an active warrant out for his arrest.</p><p>The warrant for Mackey stemmed from his involvement in a hit-and-run crash at Sullivan and South Franklin streets on April 17, 2018.</p><p>The operator, Mackey, hit a Toyota Rav4 and fled in a gray Jeep Cherokee.</p><p>A witness was able to provide police with a license plate number.</p><p>Mackey was arraigned Tuesday by District Judge James J. Haggerty on his charges from April&#8217;s incident. He was remanded to the Luzerne County Correctional Facility for lack of $5,000 bail.</p><p>Bail was also set at $5,000 for Monday night&#8217;s charges that included flight to avoid apprehension, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and three traffic offenses.</p><style>
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WB traffic stop leads to wanted man’s arrest