The Henry County sheriff has asked one of his deputies to resign after the deputy was arrested following a high-speed chase.
Sheriff William Maddox said he asked Deputy Ted Yost to resign Monday, but the deputy had not responded as of late Tuesday.
Houston County Sheriff’s Capt. Antonio Gonzalez said Yost, 39, of Abbeville, was charged with two misdemeanor crimes, including reckless endangerment and attempting to elude law enforcement. Court records show Yost was released from custody after he posted a $12,000 bond.
Gonzalez said Yost was arrested after he reportedly led two deputies on a high-speed chase for five to six miles through Dothan, with speeds exceeding 100 mph. Gonzalez said the pursuit started after a deputy saw Yost driving a motorcycle erratically and at a high rate of speed around 10:30 or 11 p.m. Sunday.
Gonzalez said the pursuit started around the intersection of Ross Clark Circle and Montgomery Highway. The pursuit ended near a dead end close to the Dothan Airport and the intersection of Denton Road and Dale County Road 10.
“He turned around, lost control and hit the deputy’s vehicle,” Gonzalez said.
Maddox said Yost has been on workman’s compensation for more than a year after he suffered an injury in a shooting on April 24, 2009.
“It’s just a bad situation,” Maddox said. “I still don’t think an officer can get out there and endanger lives and other officer’s lives and not be reprimanded for it. I just don’t think there are any excuses for it.”
Maddox said he’s asked Yost to resign, and that terminating Yost would be “complicated” because he’s been on workman’s compensation. Maddox said he can recall hiring Yost shortly after he became sheriff nearly four years ago.
Yost was critically injured after Fred Davis opened fire on officers in the Granberry Crossing community. The shooting also left Headland Officer Dexter Hammond with a fatal gunshot wound. Yost suffered wounds to his neck and face during the 2009 shooting.
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