By SARA FURLONG and MARCIE SCHELLHAMMER

news@bradfordera.com

SMETHPORT — An Ellicottville, N.Y., man who led police on a twostate, high-speed chase in January 2024 while on bail in another matter was sentenced to state prison Thursday in McKean County Court.

Patrick Fuhr, 65, will serve 6 years to 12 years in state prison, pay restitution, be subject to other terms and be ineligible for any early parole programs, according to McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer.

All 95 charges against Fuhr had been bound to court on Feb. 28, 2024. They included receiving stolen property and fleeing police (endangering others), both third-degree felonies; resisting arrest with use of a deadly weapon; six counts of recklessly endangering another person with a deadly weapon; and numerous traffic citations.

Fuhr had been charged by Foster Township Police with driving a car that was stolen from a Buffalo, N.Y., dealership. Having posted bail in that matter, the more recent police chase began Jan. 2 on Boylston Street in Bradford with two state troopers conducting regular patrol. Observing several violations with Fuhr’s car, the troopers attempted a traffic stop. Instead, the car sped away through the City of Bradford, at one point turning in the parking lot of Valu Home Center on East Main Street. The car left the parking lot and struck the troopers’ car before racing away again.

Fuhr’s car made it onto Davis Street, traveling north, and entered the U.S. Route 219 expressway, continuing at speeds of approximately 120 mph. The chase entered New York state, where members of the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office deployed spike strips, puncturing the tires of Fuhr’s car, although it continued for several miles. After a 22-mile pursuit, the car was stopped, Fuhr was taken into custody in New York and was extradited to Pennsylvania to face charges. During the pursuit, police reported, there were four passenger vehicles that were not involved in the pursuit but were endangered by Fuhr’s actions.