One in custody after brief, early morning chase ends in crash
UPDATE: Police tell ABC17 the suspect who stole the vehicle is Michael Key. When Key noticed officers were attempting to pull him over, he started running stop signs and failed to stop for a red light. Key ran off the road and hit a concrete pole in the 1300 block of Garth Avenue.
Key proceeded to crawl out of the drivers side window and took off running eastbound. Officers were then able to find him hiding in bushes in the 1400 block of Indiana Ave shortly after.
Officers found three vehicles that Key damaged in the Bob McCosh dealership.
When Key was searched, officers found two Visa credit cards belonging to different men, a baggie with methamphetamine residue. They also located in the stolen vehicle a .22 rifle.
The owner of the vehicle did not own a rifle. Officers discovered that the weapon was reported stolen a couple of days ago.
ORGINAL STORY: A suspect is in custody this morning after an early morning chase that started and ended in north Columbia.
It started just before 1:30 Tuesday morning on Clayton Street.
ABC 17 News spoke with Sgt. James Meyer who says the victims heard their car alarm go off there and looked out to see someone driving it away.
Sgt. Meyer says the victims then notified police and a chase started.
The chase ended just minutes after it started when the suspect flipped the car on its side on the west side of Bob McCosh on Garth Ave.
Sgt. Meyer says the suspect then got out of the car and took off on foot, but says officers was quickly caught the suspect in the woods.
ABC 17 News is working to find out more about who the suspect is and how that person was able to gain entry to the vehicle. Watch ABC 17 News This Morning for a live report from the scene of where the chase ended.