Two charged following Montgomery County chase, accused of making false 911 call
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)
Two Michigan men were charged Monday in Montgomery County from an August chase with Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers.
Joseph D. Mitchell, 32, of Grand Haven, Michigan, was charged with delivery of a controlled substance, drug possession, resisting arrest by fleeing, unlawful use of a weapon, fourth-degree assault and operating a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner.
Diego A. Reyes, 23, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, was charged with delivery of a controlled substance, unlawful use of a weapon and drug possession.
A warrant was issued for both men and no bond was set. Neither were in the Montgomery County Jail on Monday, according to jail officials. Court dates have not been set.
According to the probable cause statement, a trooper saw a black 2020 Kia Forte going 75 miles per hour in a 70 mph zone on Aug. 29 on Interstate 70 near mile-marker 177. The probable cause statement says the trooper noticed the vehicle had a Tennessee registration.
The Kia stopped two miles away and the driver, Mitchell, handed the trooper a Michigan driver’s license, the statement says. Reyes was sitting in the passenger seat. The trooper allegedly asked Mitchell to sit in the front passenger seat of the patrol vehicle. Mitchell then allegedly sped away and almost hit the trooper, the statement says.
The Kia was allegedly traveling up to 120 mph, according to the statement, and Mitchell almost hit other vehicles on the roadway as the chase went into Warren and St. Charles counties.
According to the probable cause statement, Warren County EMS received a phone call about an active shooter at a truck stop. The two people speaking on the phone were later determined to be Mitchell and Reyes, who allegedly said around six-to-12 rounds were fired, the statement says.
The Kia allegedly hit several “tire-deflation devices” and eventually got off of Interstate 70 at mile-marker 216, the statement says. The pair were arrested once the vehicle stopped. Law enforcement allegedly found several drugs, a gun and rounds in the Kia.
Law enforcement then called back the phone number that made the 911 call to the truck stop, and a black iPhone that was inside the vehicle rang, according to the probable cause statement.
