That charge could carry fines of up to $10,000 and a prison term of nine months to three years. He could then be sentenced to up to five years of community control.
In addition, Thorpe’s driver’s license will be suspended for at least three years, but could be suspended for life.
As part of the agreement, indicted charges of obstructing official business and resisting arrest were dismissed.
Thorpe was charged after an incident at around 10 a.m. on Sept. 13, 2023, when Riverside police received multiple 911 calls about a woman screaming and asking for help on Monticello Avenue.
One caller said that he heard he screaming “I can’t breathe” and “let go of me,” while another caller said they saw a man, later identified as Thorpe, and a woman get into a vehicle and get onto Sagamore Road.
A Riverside officer found the car and tried to pull it over, but it took off.
Police said they were concerned Thorpe was abducting the woman, so they pursued.
The chase went through Riverside and Dayton, where officers tried to deploy tire deflation devices near Fifth and Keowee streets, though police said the devices were ineffective.
It continued onto state Route 4 with speeds up to 70 mph, then sped up on Interstate 75 with speeds up to 100 mph, according to a police report.
The pursuit finally ended in Trotwood after the vehicle turned onto Freudenberger Avenue and pulled into a driveway in the 4300 block.
Thorpe was indicted in September 2023, though a warrant was issued for his arrest in October after he failed to appear for court. He was arrested a little over a year later and has been held in the Montgomery County Jail since then without bond.
He is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 12.
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