Man accused in chase that ended at Veterans United charged with 6 felonies
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A man who was arrested on Wednesday after he allegedly stole a gun and got into a chase with law enforcement has been charged with six felonies.
Devin Taylor, 25, of Columbia, was charged with aggravated fleeing, armed criminal action, first-degree property damage, second-degree burglary, stealing a gun and tampering with evidence. He is being held at the Boone County Jail without bond and a court date has not been scheduled.
Probation violations were also filed in two of his other court cases.
Two probable cause statements were filed in the case. They say that authorities were called at 8:45 a.m. to the 5200 block of East St. Charles Road after a business owner learned their business was burglarized the night before.
A rifle, two gaming consoles and a stack of checkbooks totaling $2,800 were stolen, according to the court documents. Two vehicles at the business were also broken into, the statement says. Security footage allegedly showed a masked man that officers were able to identify as Taylor “due to many interactions” the officer had, the statement says.
Taylor was allegedly in a white Dodge Ram at the scene, which was later spotted by a deputy at the intersection of Buttonwood Drive and Nifong Boulevard, the statement says. The deputy tried to pull over the vehicle and a chase ensued where speeds topped 85 miles per hour, the statement says.
Taylor eventually crashed the truck into another vehicle near Veterans United’s south Columbia campus, according to the statement and previous reporting. He then ran into the woods and was eventually detained and the rifle was found later, the statements show.
Taylor allegedly denied driving the truck and claimed he had been walking in a field when officers started chasing him, the statement says. Law enforcement wrote that it had received a “hit” from a Flock camera just before the chase that apparently showed someone matching Taylor’s description driving the truck, the statement says.
Deputies also found a glass breaker and several car keys that belonged to the burglarized business, the statement says.
