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Two state pursuit details released; one jailed

(KAIR)--A two-state pursuit Friday ended when the wanted Horton driver was taken into custody, but only after he's accused of striking a law enforcement vehicle as the pursuit began in Brown County.

According to a release from Brown County Sheriff John Merchant, 35-year-old Andrew Davis was wanted on a felony warrant from Doniphan County, and now faces the additional charges of Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, Possession of Meth, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Drive While License Cancelled, Suspended or Revoked.

The arrest of Davis followed the pursuit, which began shortly after 7:30 Friday evening when Brown County Sheriff's Deputies identified the driver of a car as Davis, knowing he was wanted on the $15,000 failure to appear in court warrant.

Instead of engaging the deputy who approached his car on foot, Davis is alleged to have fled the area behind the wheel of the Dodge Charger, hitting an occupied Sheriff's Deputy's vehicle, while nearly striking the approaching deputy, as he sped away.

The pursuit, assisted by Horton Police, went east on U.S. Highway 73; and, as the vehicles neared Atchison, Atchison Police successfully used stop sticks to flatten one of Davis's tires. However, the pursuit continued, crossing Atchison's Amelia Earhart Memorial Bridge eastbound into Missouri, and through the City of Weston.

According to Merchant, it ended on I-70, near 63rd Road, in Kansas, where a Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper iniated what's known as a TBI Pit Maneuver, pushing Davis off the roadway.

Following his arrest, Davis was booked into the Brown County Jail.

No serious injuries were incurred during the pursuit.

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