Bob Kasarda

PORTAGE — A 25-year-old South Haven man charged with fleeing police following a disturbance at a downtown bar claimed he was actually running from 10 to 15 others chasing him out of the establishment, according to the police report.

But Portage police say Nicholas Hadarich admitted to seeing a marked police car with lights and sirens activated driving toward him during the pursuit.

Police said they responded around 11:52 p.m. Saturday to a report of a fight and a female knocked unconscious at the On The Roxx bar at 2522 Portage Mall.

An arriving officer reported seeing a man running westbound from the area and pursued him through a field. The man, later identified as Hadarich, reportedly ignored the officer and disappeared into a wooded area.

A search using a police dog fa

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