DETROIT -- The man accused of leading police on a chase through Detroit earlier this month was in court Thursday, where a judge lowered his bond.

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On March 4, a 26-year-old man, now identified as Andre Frank Hardy, led police on a chase before slamming into another vehicle, jumping out and running on foot.

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A news helicopter followed the dramatic chase, which police said started in the 6 Mile and Clairmount area after officers attempted to pull over Hardy, who was driving a white Ford Bronco, for an expired license plate.

Hardy drove in and out of busy rush hour traffic on the Lodge Freeway before getting off at Linwood Street.

A white pickup truck traveling under a light broadsided the Bronco as it approached an intersection.

News cameras captured Hardy running for several hundred feet before being tackled by police. An officer could be seen using a baton to get Hardy down to the ground to be taken into custody.

Police said Hardy has six outstanding warrants and a suspended license.

Hardy waived his preliminary exam Thursday on several charges including fleeing and eluding, resisting and obstructing, driving with a suspended license, reckless driving and failing to stop after a collision.

Police said when Hardy was taken into custody he told them he was part of the Moorish Nation. Members of the Moorish Nation believe they descend from an indigenous group that predates the founding of the United States of America and, because of that, claim they are not bound by the country's laws.

At Hardy's hearing Thursday, a Wayne County assistant prosecutor argued for the judge to keep Hardy incarcerated and his bond at $100,000.

But District Court Judge E. Lynise Bryant-Weeks lowered Hardy's bond to $10,000 and ordered him to wear a GPS tether.

When asked if Hardy had endangered lives during the police chase, his attorney admitted to seeing the footage of the chase but would not comment.

"We'll let justice decide that. At this point in time, he needs to be treated like any other citizen," attorney Joseph Humphrey.

Hardy's next court hearing is set for March 25.