Zachary James Ortiz

A 24-year-old Lawrence man shot in June during a confrontation with police was arrested Friday after leading police on a car chase in West Lawrence.

About 2:20 a.m., an officer on patrol attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Zachary James Ortiz in the 500 block of Monterey Way after observing the vehicle “displaying excessive noise and erratic movement,” Lawrence Police Department spokeswoman Kim Murphree said.

The vehicle did not stop when the officer turned on his emergency lights and siren, fleeing from the officer and turning onto Peterson Road, then turning south onto Fall Creek Road, Murphree said.

Ortiz was stopped in the 300 block of Fall Creek Road and was “uncooperative” with officers, Murphree said.

Mike Frizzell, owner of Journal-World partner Operation 100 News, listens to the police scanner overnight for news agencies. Frizzell said that Ortiz “could be heard in the background (of the scanner) shouting insults and profanities at the arresting officers” after he was taken into custody.

On Friday afternoon, Douglas County District Judge Peggy Kittel charged Ortiz with fleeing and eluding police officers, driving under the influence, criminal threat, interference with the duties of a law enforcement officer and battery of a law enforcement officer. Kittel also charged Ortiz with aggravated battery in a separate, unrelated case alleged to have occurred two weeks ago.

Ortiz was out on bond during both those incidents. In July, he paid a $50,000 bond in connection with his aggravated assault arrest, following the June confrontation with police, and a $3,500 bond in October for an arrest on domestic battery charges.

Because Friday’s arrest was Ortiz’s third in four months, prosecutor David Melton asked Kittel to revoke Ortiz’s bond.

“The bonds as set are insufficient to prevent Mr. Ortiz from committing more crimes and endangering the public,” Melton said. “Mr. Ortiz is in a downward spiral for whatever reason as his dangerous behavior continues.”

Kittel agreed, revoking his bonds and setting new bonds of $50,000 for his July arrest, $30,000 for his October arrest and $50,000 for his November arrest.

“We all make mistakes,” Ortiz responded. “This was the first time I drank in months since the June 22 incident.”

The DUI charge was Ortiz’s second. As a condition of his original bond, he was not supposed to consume alcohol. If he posts bail again, he will be required to wear a patch to detect alcohol consumption.

Ortiz faces more than nine years in jail if convicted of his most recent charges, Kittel said. Ortiz will make his next court appearance Nov. 18.