A warrant is out for the arrest of a man accused of trying to run a trooper over during a police chase through Butler and Armstrong counties.

State police said 46-year-old Ronald Piper of Butler, who is also suspected of stealing a car to get away after the chase, is wanted on charges of aggravated assault.

Police said Piper led troopers from the Kittanning and Butler stations on a chase beginning in Butler County and ending in East Franklin Township, Armstrong County on Monday around 4:30 p.m.

Police said they deployed spike strips to try and stop Piper, and while a trooper was standing off to the side of the road, Piper tried to hit the trooper.

Piper kept driving into a wooded area, and police said they couldn't find him after he ditched the car and ran away.

On Tuesday, around 5 a

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