Jan 24, 2022

UPDATE: Salina woman arrested after high-speed pursuits across city

Posted Jan 24, 2022 4:09 PM

UPDATE 10:30 a.m. Monday: The Salina Police Department has provided additional information about the pursuit of Tiani Barnes. It is as follows.

At approximately 1:05 a.m. Saturday, an officer attempted to stop in the 200 block of W. North Street a 2006 Mazda MPV minivan for not having a tag light, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester reported this morning. The vehicle failed to stop and continued westbound on W. North Street before turning south on N. Broadway Boulevard.

According to Forrester, the vehicle was traveling at speeds of approximately 80 mph, and in the 400 block of N. Broadway Boulevard, the vehicle moved into the northbound lanes while traveling southbound. Although the vehicle moved back into the southbound lanes, it again crossed over and was traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of traffic in the 300 block of S. Broadway Boulevard, he noted. At that point, the officer ended the pursuit.

The officer observed the vehicle turn east on W. Crawford Street, into Sunset Plaza parking lot, and then onto Plaza Drive, Forrester reported. The vehicle was later observed going westbound on Franklin Street.

A bit later, the Saline County deputy attempted to stop the minivan. See below.

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By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post

A Salina woman who earlier had been pursued by police was arrested early Saturday morning by a Saline County deputy after a pursuit through the city that ended with a crash into a privacy fence.

Saline County Sheriff's Lieutenant Jeremiah Hayes said this morning that at approximately 1 a.m. on Saturday, a deputy observed a Mazda minivan near the intersection of W. Crawford Street and Montrose Street that earlier had been the subject of a pursuit by the Salina Police Department. The deputy attempted to pull over the minivan, but it took off and another pursuit ensued.

<b>Tiani Barnes.</b> Photos courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office
Tiani Barnes. Photos courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office

The pursuit, which at times was in excess of 70 mph, went across the city to the area of the S. Ohio Street/Albert Avenue intersection, and then headed north to E. Prescott Road. At times, the driver, identified as Tiani Barnes, 27, of Salina, allegedly drove into on-coming traffic, Hayes said. The pursuit then headed toward the west side of the city near the S. Broadway Boulevard/W. Walnut Street intersection.

The minivan crashed into a privacy fence in the 700 block of W. Walnut Street, and Barnes was taken into custody, Hayes said.

Barnes was arrested on the following requested charges, Hayes said.

●Felony flee and elude

●Possession of methamphetamine

●Possession of marijuana

●Possession of drug paraphernalia

●Reckless driving

●Transporting an open container

●Multiple traffic violations