Man suspected of leading deputies on two separate high-speed chases has bail set at $100,000

Jorel Fultz, the man suspected of leading deputies on two separate high-speed chases in Spokane Valley, had bail set at $100,000 in court Monday afternoon.

There to support her son was Tracy Vaughn, who quickly exited the courtroom after Superior Court Judge Timothy Fennessy kept the bail amount set by a court commissioner over the weekend. After Fultz was led away in handcuffs, his mother said she hoped he could receive help for lingering mental health issues – something she thinks he won’t receive behind bars.

“He’s very sick,” she said, eyes welling with tears. “He’s been doing drugs since he was 15 or so, and he’s never fully matured because of it.”

Fultz is accused of leading police on a dangerous high-speed chase through Spokane Valley, Greenacres and Liberty Lake, that ended in Stateline Friday evening, when he was apprehended by a Spokane County Sheriff’s K9 unit. The white pickup truck he was driving reached speeds of up to 90 miles per hour, deputies said, and was close to hitting pedestrians and deputies.

Fultz is also accused of leading deputies on a similar chase on July 22, which ended in him crashing a car into a tree and escaping on foot. A passenger in that chase said Fultz was high on meth while running from deputies.

He first made headlines late last year, when he allegedly assaulted and robbed former “Deadliest Catch” cast member Jake Harris in Snohomish County. Prosecutors there haven’t filed charges.

Fultz’s public defender did not argue the bail amount.