Columbia man bitten by K-9 after 20-minute Boone County chase

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man was charged with a felony on Thursday after he led authorities on a chase Wednesday between Columbia and Hallsville, court documents say.

Anthony Orourke, 52, was charged with aggravated fleeing. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and a court date has not been scheduled.

He was sentenced to five years of probation in 2023 after he pleaded guilty to three counts of felony stealing. A probation violation was reported in December and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

The probable cause statement says a Flock camera had detected Orourke’s vehicle near Ballenger Lane and Clark Lane. Orourke stopped at a Casey’s location on Clark Lane and while Orourke went back to his vehicle, police told him to stop, the statement says. Orourke allegedly told the cop he had a gun and the officer tried to pull open the driver’s side door of the vehicle while Orourke was in the driver’s seat, the statement says.

The officer then wrote that he pulled out a gun and pointed it at Orourke while he gave commands, but Orourke drove away, the statement says.

The chase went up to Hallsville and back toward Columbia before Orourke drove into a field, court documents say. The statement says a K-9 bit Orourke before Orourke was taken into custody.