Osceola man arrested on Federal probation violation warrant

Curtis Sartin

On April 6, Curtis Sartin, 51, Osceola, was arrested in St. Clair County on a Federal probation violation warrant. Sartin’s arrest came after he led St. Clair County deputies on a chase in the Northeast part of the county. Contact was first made with Sartin on NE Highway NN and he was advised of the warrant. Sartin allegedly said an expletive and took off spinning the rear tires and throwing gravel toward two deputies. Sartin’s rear tire was deflated and he fled north on NN Highway into Henry County and east onto Z Highway.

While travelling on Z Highway, Sartin allegedly drove down the center of the road and crested the top of a hill and narrowly missed striking an oncoming vehicle. Sartin traveled to ZZ Highway and turned south heading back toward St. Clair County and his residence.

Sartin turned his vehicle into a ditch near the end of his driveway, bypassing a roadblock set up by another deputy, and continued toward his residence with deputies following. Sartin continued toward an open gate leading into a field and was stopped and taken into custody.

On April 7, he was arraigned in Federal court. Charges related to this incident are pending.