MANHUNT

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suspect accused of hitting deputy and threatening that deputy with a handgun

The Steuben County Sheriff's Department reports that there is a manhunt going on in the Pennsylvania area.  According to the sheriff's office, the manhunt began in Woodhull on County Route 101, when a man who was pulled over for allegedly speeding, struck a deputy and then fled in his vehicle.  The man who officials describe as the suspect is also said to have brandished a handgun at the sheriff's department, and then thrown that handgun out the window of the vehicle during the chase from Woodhull to Osceola Pennsylvania, into a roadside wooded area. 

The vehicle that officials are looking for is a purple, 1990's Ford Ranger pick-up, operated by a white male with a greyish goatee.  The deputy involved in the chase also reports that there was a white male passenger in the vehicle, along with the driver. 

Anyone with any information on this case is asked to call 1-800-724-7777, or Steuben County 9-1-1.

UPDATE: 5:50PM 02/18/10

SHERIFF JOEL ORDWAY TOLD REPORTER BRIAN O'NEIL THAT THE STEUBEN COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IS NOW INTERVIEWING A SUSPECT IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA...

ORDWAY ALSO SAYS THAT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS NOT LOCATED THE WHITE MALE PASSENGER WHO WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN IN THE VEHICLE WITH THE SUSPECT...