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Jackson Co pursuit lands TX man in NE jail

By Brian Hagen

05/09/2023

(KNZA)--An attempted traffic stop turned pursuit, in Jackson County Sunday morning, ended in Nebraska with a Texas man in custody.

That's according to Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse who, in a release, says a Deputy, shortly before 6:30 Sunday morning, attempted to stop a pickup truck for a traffic infraction, south of Holton. Morse says the truck continued on before eventually stopping in the parking lot of a Holton gas station. While there, he was observed “allegedly conducting bizarre behavior and failing to comply with law enforcement's directions.” The driver then allegedly sped from the parking lot, at a high rate of speed, while Deputies continued to pursue him north, on U.S. Highway 75, with the pursuit continuing into Nebraska, where Richardson County Deputies entered the pursuit. Nebraska authorities, the release says, “were able to deflate the suspect's tires and place him under arrest.”

Arrested in connection with the pursuit is 53-year-old Richard James Wooden, identified in the release as being from the State of Texas. According to a release from the Richardson County Sheriff's Office, Wooden was booked into jail on charges of felony flight to avoid arrest, willful reckless driving, resisting arrest, no operator's license, violate stop sign, and speeding.

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