Two people face charges in Crawford County following a police chase late last week.

 

On Thursday afternoon, Crawford County Sheriff Billy Tomasi attempted to stop a vehicle related to an ongoing drug investigation in Pittsburg. The driver of the vehicle fled from the traffic stop. Sheriff Tomasi successfully performed a Tactical Vehicle Intervention maneuver on the fleeing vehicle near the intersection of South 190th Street and K-126, successfully bringing the pursuit to an end without any injuries. A search of the vehicle yielded a significant amount of suspected methamphetamine.

 

The driver of the vehicle 38-year-old Jerry Wright and his passenger 43-year-old Whitney Hernandez-Aguilar were both arrested. A third person was also arrested but was later released. Wright and Hernandez-Aguilar were transported to the Crawford County Jail in Girard.

 

Later that night, a search warrant was executed at a residence on East 9th Street in Pittsburg as a result of the investigation. More suspected methamphetamine was located and seized, along with misdemeanor and felony drug paraphernalia.

 

The Crawford County Sheriff's Office was assisted in this investigation by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, the Bourbon County Kansas Sheriff's Office, and the Kansas Highway Patrol.

 

The investigation remains ongoing.

 

Photo: Jerry Wirght (l), Whitney Hernandez-Aguilar (r)