By NATE KING
Salina Post
Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Salina man after a traffic stop lead to a police chase on Saturday night.
Salina Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges told Salina Post this morning, on Saturday night at approximately 11:22 p.m. an officer observed a Chevy Silverado pickup with expired registration being driven in the 1700 block of Centennial Avenue.
The officer also identified that the registered owner of that car happened to have a felony warrant for his arrest.
"Although he wasn't able to ID the driver at that point he but did attempt to stop it for the expired tag," Tonniges said. " The vehicle did not stop and sped up driving northbound on Centennial."
The pursuit lead officers west on Crawford St. reaching speeds of up to 100 mph.
Officers continued their pursuit southbound on Halstead Road until the road ended at the intersection of Cloud Street, leading the suspect to abandon his vehicle.
"The vehicle turned into a driveway in the 2000 block of South Halstead Road and drove through some grass," Tonniges said. "The driver and a passenger both exited the vehicle and fled. Some officers gave chase and were able to arrest the driver and passenger in a field after they had jumped some fences."
The driver of the vehicle was identified as Deaven Williamson,25 of Salina. Williamson was arrested for the felony fleeing elude, felony interference with law enforcement, improper or no turn signal, failure to stop at a stop sign driving while suspended and criminal trespass. Williamson also had a Saline County District Court warrant for probation violation which he was also arrested for.
The passenger, identified as Maliya Navarro-Fields, 21, of Wichita was arrested for felony interference with law enforcement and criminal trespass. Tonniges noted that Navarro-Fields had a Saline County District Court warrant and Salina Municipal Court warrant both for failure to appear.