Spike strips used to end chase on Interstate 70
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Callaway County deputies on Monday used spike strips to stop a truck and trailer that was reported stolen, the sheriff’s office wrote in a Monday evening social media post.
The sheriff’s office wrote that it was notified by the Boone County Sheriff’s Office that deputies were chasing a stolen truck and trailer on eastbound Interstate 70. Callaway County deputies put down spike strips near the Hatton exist, which the truck ran through, the post says.
The driver kept going to the Kingdom City exit and pulled over after seeing more deputies, the post indicates. Boone County deputies took the man into custody.
Brian Leer, of the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, told ABC 17 News that Eric Burn, 39, was arrested.
Leer stated in a text message that Burns stole a truck from Green Meadows Carwash after “he was tired of walking.” Deputies tried to do a traffic stop, but he sped away, leading to the chase, Leer said.
Burns was listed on the Boone County Jail online roster on Monday night. Charges have yet to appear on Casenet. Jail records indicate that he was arrested on suspicion of stealing a vehicle, resisting arrest and tampering with a motor vehicle.
Burns also had a warrant for his arrest for failing to appear in Howard County court in February. In that case, he was charged with two misdemeanors: Failing to register a vehicle and driving without a license. A $250 bond was set for that warrant.