A wanted felon allegedly crashed a stolen car into a police cruiser Tuesday when he tried to flee deputies attempting to assist the Department of Corrections in finding him, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.

Jashua Kresky, 28, had recently been released from prison and was wanted on suspicion of parole violations, burglary, auto theft and car break-ins in Colorado Springs and El Paso County, the Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. The Sheriff’s Office vehicle assault team spotted him about 5 p.m. Tuesday driving south on B Street near the South Academy Boulevard overpass, allegedly driving a stolen vehicle. When deputies got out of their cars after pulling front of Kresky and deploying a flash bang to stop him, he sped away backwards, the press release said. A parole officer from the Colorado Department of Corrections who was on scene and had requested help from the Sheriff’s Office blocked Kresky with his vehicle to prevent him from hitting an uninvolved driver.

A search of the car turned up ammunition, a large knife, drugs and paraphernalia and property that appeared to be stolen, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Kresky was taken to the El Paso County Jail on his existing felony warrants and on suspicion of second degree assault of a peace officer, aggravated motor vehicle theft and drug possession.

Kresky pleaded guilty to motor vehicle theft in 2009 and was convicted of escape from felony conviction in 2013, court records show. Jail records show he is being held on no bond because he is on parole.

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Jashua Kresky. Photo courtesy CSPD.