Man checks out of hospital, checks into detention center

A 47-year-old Greenville man who reportedly led Gaffney police officers on a high-speed chase Saturday was released Tuesday from a Spartanburg hospital, where he had been taken for treatment of a possible heart attack.

Calvin Eugene Miller, address listed in a police report as Julian Street, was transported directly from the hospital to the Cherokee County Detention Center on Tuesday and was awaiting a bond hearing on numerous charges filed by the city police force.

Jail records showed he was booked on 14 charges, including possession of a stolen vehicle, five counts of possession of stolen goods, driving under suspension, failing to stop for a blue light, resisting arrest and several traffic offenses.

Miller was apprehended Saturday in a wooded area off Hyatt Street following a highspeed chase that started on Gettys Drive. An officer began tailing Miller's vehicle near the Wal-Mart on West Floyd Baker Boulevard and the chase began when Miller made a turn without using a signal and failed to stop for the officer's blue lights.

Two police vehicles were damaged during the pursuit, which ended on Hyatt Street.

Miller reportedly jumped out of the Honda Civic he was driving when his vehicle collided with a police cruiser on Hyatt Street and he tried to run on foot. He fell down after running about 200 yards, police said, and continued scuffling with an officer trying to place him in handcuffs.

Police said Miller subsequently requested medical help and was taken to Upstate Carolina Medical Center.

Miller provided police and emergency room staff with someone else's name, police alleged, and was refusing medical treatment at the hospital. Hospital workers said it appeared Miller had a heart attack and police placed Miller into emergency protective custody and helped hold him down so he could be treated.

Police said Miller was subsequently taken to Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Police said they learned of Miller's true identity from a police detective in Greenville County, who was looking for Miller in connection with several vehicle break-ins.