TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — A man faces charges after crashing into two police vehicles and leading law enforcement on a pursuit in Twin Falls on Wednesday night.

Tyler Owens, 33, faces two felony counts of aggravated battery and one felony count of fleeing or attempting to elude an officer in a motor vehicle, according to online court records.

The Twin Falls County Magistrate Court scheduled Owens for an initial appearance on Friday, but he did not attend. The court bailiff reported to Judge Bryan Murray that the jail said he “got combative” and could not participate.

At 10:19 p.m. on Wednesday, Owens’ mother called dispatch and reported that he was having a mental health crisis, according to an affidavit from the Twin Falls County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities created a plan to pe

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