Overview
- Juan Yahir Quiroz Manzueta, 21, pleaded guilty Tuesday to attempted murder, burglary and fleeing, drawing a 40-year sentence with 20 years before parole.
- A Harford County judge accepted a plea above the 15 to 25 year guidelines and ordered five years of supervised probation to follow.
- The August 2025 chase began after a cooking-oil theft and saw a rented Penske box truck drive the wrong way on I-95 and hit several vehicles, including a U.S. Mail truck.
- Lt. Robert Burgess was struck while deploying stop sticks and now lives with lasting brain and physical injuries, though he has returned to work.
- Investigators used the truck’s GPS and a smashed cellphone to track Manzueta to New Rochelle, where U.S. Marshals arrested him, and deputies linked the cargo to an Applebee’s theft and similar heists tied to biodiesel resale.