Posted September 12, 2024 11:54am
(KAIR)--An 18-year-old man is facing charges in Jefferson County, following an alleged pursuit from law enforcement, in a stolen truck, that crashed into a creek Wednesday morning, just 3 miles west of Winchester.
Arrested was Justice Ferris who was taken into custody following the pursuit, with WIBW-TV reporting he was captured after he climbed a tree, allegedly trying to hide from the authorities who were pursuing him.
The TV station, citing Jefferson County Sheriff Jeff Herrig, reports the crash, and capture, happened near the junction of U.S. Highway 59 and K-192, with the crash happening around 6:20 Wednesday morning.
Once Ferris was in custody, he was booked into the Jefferson County Jail, where's he's held on a $100,000 bond.