An Independence woman leads Montgomery County Sheriff Deputies on a chase and escapes only to be arrested the following day. This weekend a deputy attempted to conduct a traffic investigation on a 2013 Ford Taurus for inoperable tail lights. The deputy advised dispatch and other deputies that the vehicle was refusing to stop and driving recklessly. Deputies joined the pursuit at Oak and 21st street in Independence. The pursuit proceeded through the soccer field on Peter Pan Rd where deputies suspended the chase and positioned themselves on county roads surrounding the field.
Deputies were unable to locate the suspect but did get a name and address from the vehicle's registration. The vehicle belonged to 57 year old Tonia Kay Harris. Deputies were informed Harris was not home, but that she was the driver of the car. They returned the following day and arrested Harris, who was hiding in a closet. She is charged with fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, theft, interference with LEO, criminal damage to property and driving with a suspended license.
