Man from Springfield Sentenced for Car Theft, Chase

A man from Springfield will spend several years in prison for stealing two separate cars, crashing one of them, fleeing the scene and leading police on a car chase.

Ervin Joy was sentenced to seven years in prison for the following charges:

• Leaving the scene of an accident
• Hijacking
• Tampering
• Unlawful possession of a weapon
• Resisting arrest

Investigators say he stole a car on June 13 of this year, which he crashed following a short pursuit at the intersection of Kansas and Calhoun in Springfield.

Joy left the vehicle, tracked down a Chevy Silverado and forced the driver out of the car before stealing it.

A 20-minute pursuit began following the second theft before he exited the vehicle at Wabash and Division. He was arrested shortly after.