(KNZA)--A Powhattan woman is jailed in Jackson County following a two-county pursuit Wednesday night in a stolen vehicle.
Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse said the pursuit began in southern Jackson County after a deputy attempted to stop a 2016 Chevy Equinox on U.S. 75 Highway near 110th Road shortly before 10:30 for a traffic infraction.
The driver, identified as 28-year-old Chelsea Jean Finch, failed to stop and continued south into Shawnee County.
Morse said several law enforcement agencies attempted to stop her vehicle with tire deflation devices, which resulted in the deflation of two of the SUV's tires.
The pursuit continued west on I-70 where the vehicle left the interstate on Danbury Lane and sideswiped another vehicle. Finch continued, striking a mailbox. The pursuit came to a stop near Fairlawn and West Drive, where Finch was taken into custody.
Morse said the vehicle Finch was driving had been reported stolen out of Lawrence.
She was booked into the Jackson County Jail on charges of felony fleeing and eluding law enforcement, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, felony theft, identity theft, avoiding spike strips, reckless driving, driving while suspended, and multiple counts of stolen property. Further charges are possible.
Morse said Finch is known to area law enforcement. In 2020, she as involved in a pursuit in Shawnee County. In 2018, Jackson County deputies found her hiding from law enforcement in the attic of a Horton residence.
© Many Signals Communications
MOST VIEWED STORIES
Atchison apt fire claim's toddler's life, injures others
Four arrested for illegal activity on Kickapoo Reservation
Two search warrants, two Horton homes, two arrests
Document forgery alleged in ATCO's Walnut Township
Two Brown Co officers honored for their bravery
Whiting woman pleads to theft of fire dept. funds
Wetmore man arrested on child sex-related charge
Flags across KS to fly half-staff Sunday
Severe storms reported Tuesday in NE KS
Atchison man nabbed for neighbor's 4 wheeler theft
Two men arrested in Jackson Co for distribute of meth
Winning lottery ticket sold in Falls City about to expire
Tornado damage surveyed in NE KS
Walnut Township Treasurer removed; votes unofficial until canvass
TX man to stand trial on charges in fatal Jackson Co crash
Local judge files for re-election
KS replacement plates see long wait times
LATEST STORIES
Resurfacing project begins on K-9 in Marshall Co
Doniphan Co Commissioner files for re-election
Seneca Chamber receives Main Street designation
Walnut Township Treasurer removed; votes unofficial until canvass
Nebraska approved for Summer EBT program
Testing for Blue Green Algae begins in SE Nebraska
Richardson County Board receives update from Road Dept