A man is in custody after allegedly robbing the Dollar General on Leona Street in Elyria with a knife and then fleeing the scene.

Curtis Chapman

Elyria police Lt. Andy Eichenlaub said the suspected robber, Curtis Chapman, 53, struggled with a clerk during the robbery, but the clerk wasn’t stabbed. An individual with cuts to their face could be seen inside the store talking to police officers after an ambulance left the scene and Eichenlaub said the clerk may have been punched during the scuffle.

Chapman, he said, took money from the store and fled in a white Cadillac.

The man was detained by Lorain and Elyria police and Lorain County sheriff’s deputies after he crashed the Cadillac at East 36th and Lowell streets at the border of the city of Lorain and Sheffield Township.

The Cadillac ended up in a snowbank when the driver failed to negotiate a turn from East 36th Street on Lowell, said homeowner Mike Smith who  saw the crash.

Smith said the man got out of the car and ran toward his home. Smith said he locked his door and then held it shut as the man banged on it and tried to get in. Police grabbed the man and wrestled him to the ground.

Eichenlaub said Chapman is still being processed and more information would be released later.

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A winter weather advisory that was in effect all morning has been lifted, and snow showers are likely this afternoon.

The afternoon is expected to be cloudy with a high near 32, west wind about 9 mph and 30 percent chance of precipitation. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Snow showers are possible overnight as well, but little accumulation is expected.

Wednesday: Scattered snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Calm wind becoming north between 8 and 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Lorain County and much of northern Ohio was under a winter weather advisory from the National Weather Service until 11 this morning.

According to the National Weather Service in Cleveland, a large area of freezing drizzle expanded across Northeast Ohio and Northwest Pennsylvania. The freezing drizzle last until 11, when it changed to snow.

Untreated roads and walking surfaces became glazed with ice and make travel or walking difficult, according to the National Weather Service, which warned to be alert for patches of ice.

In Lorain, the Lofton Henderson Memorial Bridge was shut down for much of the morning after a seven-car accident on it about 7 a.m. East 28th Street was also shut down for a time due to icy conditions.

Richard Tressel

ELYRIA — A Lorain man is custody after leading law enforcement on a pursuit through three counties overnight.

Richard N. Tressel, 46, is in the Erie County Jail and is currently charged with felony fleeing, OVI, driving under suspension and other miscellaneous traffic charges, according to the Elyria Post of the State Highway Patrol.

Troopers from the Elyria post initially attempted to stop Tressel, who was driving a silver 2001 Pontiac, for a speeding violation when he was westbound on state Route 2 near state Route 58 about 3:45 a.m. today. He failed to stop and accelerated to speeds of 110 mph, according to the post.

Tressel was pursued for 11 miles before officers called off the chase in Erie County.

Officers from the Huron Police Department and the Perkins Township Police Department observed Tressel’s vehicle on state Route 2 in Erie County and tried to stop him as well. A second pursuit ensued, with speeds reaching 70 mph. Troopers from the Sandusky post of the State Highway Patrol assisted, and spike strips were deployed on state Route 2 near state Route 101.

The pursuit continued on various roads in Erie County, according to the patrol, and Tressel entered the Ohio Turnpike near Exit 118 (U.S. Route 250) after driving through a closed toll gate. Spike strips were deployed several times on the turnpike, and average speed on the turnpike was 30 mph.

Tressel’s vehicle became inoperable near Milepost 93 in Sandusky County, where he was taken into custody.