Court docs: Marion man blew through red lights, collided head-on with vehicle while fleeing police

MARION, Ind. — A Marion man who claimed to be high on marijuana and oxycodone collided head-on with a bystander’s vehicle while fleeing from police.

Henry Pressley, 48, is charged with resisting law enforcement, a Level 5 felony; criminal recklessness, a Level 6 felony; and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class A misdemeanor.

According to court documents, a state trooper spotted Pressley blowing through a red light at Nebraska and Spencer avenues shortly before 3 a.m. on June 7. Pressley then allegedly ran another stoplight and blew past a stop sign.

A trooper pursued Pressley and reported the suspect reached speeds of 110 miles per hour while fleeing from law enforcement. Multiple officers joined the pursuit with Pressley reaching 113 mph while blowing through stoplights and past stop signs.

At the intersection fo Spencer and Western, the pursuit came to an end after Pressley collided with a bystander’s vehicle head-on while trying to turn left.

Court documents do not list any serious injuries as a result of the crash. Pressley was taken to the hospital for a checkup, where he allegedly admitted to marijuana and oxycodone being in his system.

Investigators noted Pressley’s “red, watery eyes.”

Prosecutors requested a higher than normal bond for Pressely due to him previously being convicted of fleeing police while intoxicated in 2016. Pressley reportedly had a minor passenger in his vehicle during the 2016 police chase.

State prison records show Pressley was also found guilty of attempted murder in 1998, sentenced to 30 years, but released to probation in 2008.

Pressley ended up serving three years in prison after his 2016 conviction.

“He is likely to reoffend and pose a serious danger to the public and law enforcement,” the Grant County Prosecutor’s Office argued.

In Indiana, a Level 5 felony carries up to six years in prison.