A Mishawaka man has been sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty to possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Shane Inghels, 36, was sentenced to a total of 235 months imprisonment and 4 years of supervised release when released from prison.

Inghels had outstanding warrants for failure to appear when he traveled from Mishawaka to Michigan City to sell methamphetamine, according to federal prosecutors.

After meeting with individuals in Michigan City, he drove away from the area with a passenger in his car who was eight and a half months pregnant.

Police officers began following his vehicle, at which point he sped away and fled from police down a highway while driving at speeds in excess of 130 miles per hour.

Inghels drove into oncoming traffic and through stop lights while the passenger in his car begged him to stop.

After driving more than ten miles, Inghels lost control of the car and crashed into a ditch. He got out of the car and ran away, leaving his pregnant passenger behind.

Inghels only stopped when police officers deployed a K-9 to assist them in taking him into custody. He had over $2,500.00 on him when officers caught him.

Officers found Inghels’s safe in the trunk of the car, which was filled with over 65 grams of methamphetamine and two firearms, federal prosecutors said.

Inghels has several previous felony convictions, including breaking into a home to steal firearms; beating a person in a parking lot until the victim suffered a concussion and a broken nose; manufacturing methamphetamine; breaking into a garage to steal items to sell; beating a person while in jail; and committing offenses while on probation.