Charges filed after chase allegedly exceeds 70 mph on busy central Columbia streets

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man was charged Thursday with three felonies after leading police on a chase through busy city streets, according to court documents.

Dejon M. Woltkamp-Linzie, 29, was charged with aggravated fleeing, second-degree kidnapping and armed criminal action after the chase that started Wednesday afternoon on West Worley Street. An officer tried to pull Woltkamp-Linzie over at Worley and Lasalle Place for running a stop sign and having no registration, according to a probable cause statement.

Woltkamp-Linzie drove through a red light at Worley and Providence Road and went into oncoming traffic to go around cars at a stop sign at Rogers Street and Fifth Street, the statement says. The chase reached speeds higher than 70 mph on Washington Avenue and continued at high speeds on Wilkes Boulevard, police say.

The vehicle, a Nissan Sentra, also passed a school bus and then went airborne, almost losing control, according to the statement. The suspect eventually crashed into two utility poles.

Woltkamp-Linzie ran a short distance before giving up, and told police that a passenger in the vehicle had been driving, according to the statement. He also allegedly said he ran because the passenger had a warrant for her arrest.

Woltkamp-Linzie remained in the Boone County Jail on Friday on no bond. His initial arraignment was set for Friday afternoon.