A Freeborn County District Court judge on Thursday sentenced an Albert Lea man to two years and two months in prison for assaulting a taxi driver, stealing the taxi cab and subsequently leading police on a chase in January.

Quinten Duane Amos, 32, will serve his time at the St. Cloud prison and will receive credit for 131 days already spent in the Freeborn County jail.

A 12-member jury in April found Amos guilty of felony car theft, felony fleeing a police officer and misdemeanor assault tied to the Jan. 12 incident.

Amos had more than a dozen previous arrests, including drug possession, theft, disorderly conduct and aggravated robbery and driving while intoxicated, among others.

Freeborn County District Court Judge Ross Leuning sentenced Amos to 26 months for the car theft charge, 22 months for the fleeing police charge and 90 days for the assault charges. All time will be served concurrently.

Amos will also be required to pay a fine of $130.

Court documents state Amos began striking an Albert Lea Taxi cab driver in the head about a block after he was picked up from 1801 Oakwood Terrace, telling the driver repeatedly that he wanted to go and threatening him.

At one point, Amos tried to climb into the front seat, at which time the cab driver quickly stopped the yellow Taurus station wagon taxi and ran.

As he ran, the driver called the cab dispatcher stating he had been assaulted, and then he ran to another vehicle to get help.

Officers found the car near the intersection of Madison Avenue and Front Street and estimated it to be traveling at least double the posted 30 mph speed limit even after police attempted to pull him over.

He also reportedly drove through stop signs and a red light before pulling over on the wrong side of the road on Ermina Avenue.

The incident was caught on video in the cab.