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Two men arrested after Jackson Co pursuit

(KNZA)--Two men were arrested following a Jackson County pursuit Monday afternoon.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse, in a release, said around 4:15 that afternoon the Sheriff's Office attempted to stop a 2011 Hyundai Genesis after it allegedly failed to yield to a law enforcement vehicle near U.S. 75 Highway and 126th Road. A pursuit ensued northbound on U.S. 75.

Morse said deputies were able to stop the vehicle just south of 150th Road on Highway 75.

The driver, 31-year-old Ismail Rafie, of Brooklyn, New York, was arrested and booked into the Jackson County Jail for fleeing and eluding law enforcement, possession of a hallucinogenic drug and drug paraphernalia.

The passenger, 27-year-old Amir Bachouche, of Arlington, Texas, was arrested and booked into the Jackson County Jail for possession of a hallucinogenic drug and drug paraphernalia.

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