Two arrested after multi-county chase

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Law enforcement arrested a man and woman late Monday after a chase went through three counties, according to a news release from the Cole County Sheriff's Office.

The chase started when Cole County deputies tried to stop a Dodge Charger near Greenbrier Road and Monticello Road. The driver didn't stop, and led law enforcement into Miller County, authorities claim in court documents.

During the pursuit, the Cole County Sheriff's Office wrote the driver tried to hit pursuing patrol vehicles and "brake-checked" law enforcement units repeatedly. Deputies wrote in the probable cause statement that because of the driver's actions, including allegedly driving the wrong way on Highway 54, they couldn't keep up with the Charger.

Eldon police reported seeing the Charger in city limits a short time later and started another chase. This pursuit, according to the probable cause statement, reached speeds of 130 miles per hour. Police wrote the driver again crossed into oncoming traffic and nearly caused several collisions.

The chase ended in Morgan County after the Charger hit spike strips used by Morgan County deputies twice, eventually coming to a stop after the second set. Two people identified as Angel Ramirez and Gladys Kimble, were arrested and booked into the Miller County jail.

Ramirez, 29, has been charged in Miller County with resisting arrest by fleeing. Charges were not yet filed on Casenet against Kimble, 36, on Tuesday afternoon.