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Pair Arrested After Police Chase

 

A man and woman have been arrested after leading multiple law enforcement departments on a chase across two states.

 

According to the Crawford County Sheriff's Office, on September 30th, a deputy attempted to pull over a suspected stolen vehicle. The vehicle then fled and the deputy began a pursuit. During the pursuit, the suspect vehicle nearly struck a deputy who attempted to deploy a spike strip and almost collided with another deputy's car. The suspect vehicle crossed over the border into Barton County, Missouri where after approximately an hour, the pursuit ended after the car crashed into a bean field. The 2020 Nissan was confirmed to be stolen out of Joplin.

 

29-year-old Justin Cochran and 22-year-old Victoria Herring, both of Pittsburg, were arrested and will be charged with aggravated assault on an LEO, fleeing and attempting to elude, and numerous other traffic violations in both Kansas and Missouri.

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