A Hermitage man who allegedly participated in a burglary in Trumbull County, led police on a two-state chase and crashed his car April 13 in Wheatland has been indicted by a Trumbull County grand jury on charges of burglary, theft and failing to comply with a police order.

Matthew Henry, 21, of 545 Dutch Lane, Hermitage, was indicted Tuesday and is set to be arraigned Feb. 28.

Henry is charged with breaking into a home at 6765 Bradley-Brownlee Road, Vernon Township, and stealing a television, tables, videocassette recorders, jewelry and other items, police said.

Joshua Yost, 21, of 215 Beechwood Blvd., Pulaski, was lookout for Henry and helped load items into their rental car, police said.

A neighbor spotted the men coming out of the house and called police. A sheriff's deputy spotted the car, which Henry was driving, and pursued, police said. Several other departments joined the pursuit, police said.

The chase reached speeds in excess of 100 mph, and sideswiped cars on Rombold Road and Mercer Avenue in Hermitage before smashing into two cars at Broadway and Mercer avenues, police said.

Two Youngstown people in a car that flipped over from the impact were treated at a local hospital.

Henry ran from the crashed car but was captured shortly afterward when a Hartford patrolman who had followed the pair drew his gun and ordered him to stop, police said.

Yost stayed in the car until police arrived, police said.

Yost told Sharon police Capt. Michael J. Menster that Henry came to his home and asked him to drive him somewhere, Menster testified at a preliminary hearing in May.

Henry had two walkie-talkies and gloves, Menster said.

Henry needed money and came up with the idea of the burglary, Menster said. He smashed a window with a piece of wood to get inside the Vernon home, Menster said.

Yost was indicted by a Trumbull County grand jury in October on charges of burglary and theft. His trial is set for April 8 before Common Pleas Court Judge Peter K. Kontos.

In Mercer County Common Pleas Court, Henry pleaded guilty in August to a charge of receiving stolen property. Judge Thomas R. Dobson fined him $40 and sentenced him to 36 months' probation.

Yost, formerly of Sharon, pleaded guilty in December to receiving stolen property. Dobson sentenced him to parole after a mental health evaluation for the remainder of one month to 12 months, and 18 months probation.