SHAWNEE COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect caught driving a stolen car.
Just after 11:30p.m Thursday, a deputy with the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office attempted to conduct a traffic stop in the 3300 block of SW Gage Boulevard on a white 2019 Ford Fusion that was reported stolen out of Kansas City.
The driver, later identified as Paul M. Eicholz, 24, of Topeka, failed to stop and initiated a pursuit. The pursuit ended in the 500 block of SW 39th Street where Eicholz fled the scene on foot.
A sheriff's department drone was used to quickly locate. He was arrested and transported to a local hospital by American Medical Response (AMR) due to a nonlife-threatening injury suffered while running away from the vehicle.
Eicholz was medically cleared and booked into the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on requested charges of felony interference with law enforcement, felony flee or attempt to elude, two counts of possession of stolen property, speeding, failure to yield at a stop sign and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The passenger was interviewed and released from the scene. This incident is still under investigation.