By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
Two local men were arrested after a pursuit via vehicle and on foot that began late Thursday night in north Salina.
At 11:30 p.m. Thursday, an officer observed a blue Oldsmobile Delta 88 that was westbound on W. Decatur Street. The driver failed to use his turn signal and instead turned on his flashers before turning south in the 600 block of N. Ninth Street, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning.
The officer attempted to stop the vehicle, but it fled at a high rate of speed, leading the officer on a chase through parts of north Salina, Forrester said. Top speed during the pursuit was 70 mph.
The pursuit eventually ended up on E. Iron Avenue, where the car turned into the parking lot at Quail Creek Apartments, 1515 E. Iron Avenue.
The driver, identified as Adrian Richardson, 29, of Salina, fled on foot. A witness told police that Richardson had gone into an apartment in the complex. Police located him in the apartment and he was taken into custody, Forrester said.
None of the four occupants of the apartment knew Richardson and he did not have permission to be there, Forrester added. None of the occupants was injured.
As another officer was pulling up on the scene, he noticed a passenger from the car fleeing on foot as well. The passenger was identified as Anthony Wonder, 33, of Salina. As the officer chased Wonder on foot, Wonder allegedly turned around and punched the officer in the head, Forrester said. Wonder eventually was taken into custody in the 1400 block of E. Iron Avenue.
The officer was not seriously injured, Forrester said.
Richardson was arrested on the following requested charges, Forrester said.
●Felony flee and elude
●Felony interference with a law enforcement officer
●Aggravated burglary
●Reckless driving
●Multiple traffic infractions
●No proof of insurance
Forrester said Wonder was arrested on the following requested charges.
●Felony interference with a law enforcement officer
●Possession of methamphetamine
●Possession of paraphernalia
●Battery of a law enforcement officer
●No drug tax stamp