Man accused of ramming truck into police vehicles enters Alford plea
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Climax Springs man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he entered an Alford plea on Thursday in Camden County court.
Zackary Yates, 30, entered a plea for two counts of first-degree assault. An Alford plea occurs when a defendant maintains their innocence but admits evidence would likely result in a guilty verdict if the case went to trial. He is currently being held at the Camden County Jail.
Court documents in previous reporting say Yates was driving a Ford pickup truck 90 miles per hour on Feb. 27, 2024, on Highway 54 and once he was being chased, stopped his truck at the intersection of Osage Beach Parkway and KK Drive, put it in reverse and hit a law enforcement vehicle.
Deputies tried shooting at the vehicle to get it to stop on Arrow Road and a police chief tried putting down spike strips, but neither worked, according to the documents. The chase ended after Yates crashed the truck into a tree on Airport Road.
