The man who led area authorities on a high speed chase and manhunt back in June has been sentenced on more charges. 27-year-old Ashton T. Harper was sentenced in Wayne County Court yesterday. He pleaded guilty to a class 2 felony of possession of a stolen vehicle. He was sentenced to 5 years in prison plus two years of mandatory supervised release. A separate count and case were dismissed per his plea, Harper was also ordered to pay $6,344 in fines and court costs. Back in October, Harper was sentenced to 5 years in prison in Wabash County on an aggravated fleeing charge stemming from that pursuit in June. That case began in White County with the report of a stolen vehicle and aggravated battery with a firearm. Mt. Carmel Police found the suspected vehicle and were led on chase through rural Wabash County. - and ultimately Harper was captured following a manhunt into Lawrence County.
