LYON COUNTY—Law enforcement are investigating two suspect on multiple allegations after a wild chase in southeast Kansas.
Just before 6a.m. Saturday, sheriff's deputies were conducting traffic control near the Unbound Gravel bike race near Emporia, according to a media release
A Chevy Silverado, driven by Kaitlynn Mundell, 32 of Emporia allegedly disobeyed traffic control and drove through the intersection at Road J and Road 240 without slowing down.
A deputy attempted to stop the vehicle which fled eastbound. Deputies pursued the vehicle to Road 250 and Road S when it turned back westbound and ran a stop sign.
That's when the pursuit stopped. As deputies began positioning to prevent the vehicle from entering the bike race route, Mundell turned the truck around and traveled back east where the truck passed three deputies and failed to stop. Mundell then turned south on Highway 99 towards Emporia.
Due to the number of pedestrians and bicycles in Emporia at the time, a decision was made to use measures to disable the truck.
In the 2200 block of N. Highway 99, a deputy was able to get in front of the truck in an attempt to slow it down. The truck attempted to pass the deputy in a ditch, but when the truck came out of the ditch, it struck the deputy’s vehicle causing it to slide into the ditch and roll over. The vehicle ended upright after rolling out.
Mundell continued driving towards Emporia. Lyon County deputies and Emporia Police continued to look for the truck and did find it just before 6:30 a.m. at 8th Ave. and Merchant Street. Two patrol vehicles blocked the truck in.
Mundell and Preston Ashburn, 42 or Emporia, who was a passenger in the vehicle, refused to exit the vehicle. They were removed by police and taken into custody.
Mundell and Ashburn were booked into the Lyon County Detention Center. Mundell on requested charges of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer, possession of a controlled substance and multiple traffic charges. Ashburn faces charges of obstruct of legal process and possession of a controlled substance.
The deputy involved in the rollover was treated at a hospital for minor injuries and was released.