GEAUGA COUNTY, Ohio — A man wanted on an active extradition warrant out of Florida has been arrested more than a year after fleeing the scene of a crash in Geauga County , according to the Chester Township Police Department.

Police said the case began on Aug. 12, 2024, when officers responded to a crash on Mayfield Road near Manchester Drive around 2:28 a.m. Multiple callers reported seeing people running from the vehicle after it hit a guardrail.

According to officials, officers found a female passenger at the scene. Investigators later identified the driver as Cassidy Thompson, who was wanted in Florida on a felony weapons charge. The passenger received a criminal summons for obstructing official business and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said.

A search for Thompson, incl

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