(KAIR)--An Olathe, Kanas man, accused of felony theft and fleeing from authorities in Atchison County, is going to prison.

According to Atchison County Attorney Sherri Becker, Michael Wright III was sentenced Friday in Atchison County District Court to nearly 3-years in prison.

Wright, in May, plead guilty to felony theft, felony interference with law enforcement, and criminal trespass relating to crimes committed in December of last year.

According to a release issued by Becker, "the charges were filed as a result of an investigation that began December 2, 2021, when a witness reported to observing someone stealing a truck from the Effingham City Work location" around 1:00 that morning. It was reported by the witness that the truck rammed the fence of the Effingham City Shop before breaking the fence and driving away.

The Atchison County Sheriff's Office and the Atchison Police Department both responded, with a pursuit launched when the suspect truck was spotted.

The truck, identified as a 1999 Ford F250 owned by an Easton resident, was located by Atchison Police Officers near the Shannon Industrial Park, located on U.S. Highway 73, with the vehicle stopped by Police. The driver, identified as Wright, pulled over near Osage Road then ran from the vehicle, headed south on foot, leading to a search utilizing the Sheriff’s Office’s K-9 Unit.

Despite the initial search proving unsuccessful, it was around 6:00 Thursday morning that the suspect was located at a convenience store at 1173 U.S. Highway 59, where he was taken into custody.