High speed chase starts with an expired plate
Nov 18, 2020 | Law Enforcement |
On the afternoon of Nov. 12, Daviess County Deputy Jason Melton noticed a dark gray Jeep Cherokee with expired plates on northbound I-35 at mile marker #60. When he attempted to stop the Jeep, the driver sped up, took exit #64 onto Highway 6, and turned around, heading southbound on I-35 in Daviess County. Deputy Melton notified dispatch of the failure to yield and continued to follow the Jeep on I-35, at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour.
The driver, Paige Perkins, 27, of Kansas City, KS, passed many vehicles while being pursued. At the #52 exit in Clinton County, Perkins drove towards two officers, Kyle Glazebrook from the Cameron Police Department and State Trooper Tristan Royster, on the side of the road as they attempted to deploy spike strips. The Jeep was eventually disabled by the spike strips and came to a stop.
Perkins and a passenger were taken into custody. Perkins has been charged with resisting arrest by fleeing creating substantial risk of serious injury, E felony, and misdemeanors of failure to yield to emergency vehicle, failure to register vehicle, speeding, failure to stop for stop sign, two counts of failure to signal, and no valid license, as well as an assault charge in Clinton County. She was taken to the Daviess DeKalb County Regional Jail. Bond was denied.
The passenger was later released with no charges filed.
