Manhunt using dogs, drones underway in Callaway County

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Drones and dogs are being used to find a suspect who led law enforcement on a chase from Boone County to Callaway County late Tuesday morning.

The Callaway County Sheriff's Office posted a public safety alert on its Facebook page, saying that deputies from Boone and Callaway counties were searching the area near County Road 284 on Tuesday morning. The post describes the suspect as having brown hair and wearing a black hat, khaki pants and a light blue shirt.

The man was driving an ATV and went south into a field from County Road 284 near Stephens, according to the post.

Residents in the area are asked to lock their homes and vehicles. It wasn't clear whether the suspect was armed.