Man charged with slew of felonies after chase led to officer’s car getting hit, court docs say
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Columbia man was charged with a dozen felonies in Cole County after a chase in Jefferson City allegedly led to him hitting an officer’s patrol vehicle.
Travion Reams, 32, of Columbia, was charged with aggravated fleeing, six counts of armed criminal action, three counts of second-degree assault, one count of first-degree property damage and illegal gun possession.
The passenger in the vehicle, Johnny Ellis, 51, of Columbia, was charged with illegal gun possession and armed criminal action. Both men are being held at the Cole County Jail without bond and court dates have not been scheduled.
The probable cause statement says a Jefferson City police officer tried to stop a silver Hyundai on Thursday afternoon. The car stopped, but the driver accelerated once the officer was out of his patrol car, the statement says. The stop occurred near the intersection of Dunklin and Ewing streets, and the chase occurred throughout the city, including through a car wash bay and into oncoming traffic, the statement says.
Reams came close to hitting multiple officers who were out of their vehicles and drove through spike strips, but continued the chase with deflated tires, the statement says. He eventually turned the Hyundai and hit an officer’s vehicle, the statement says.
Reams and Ellis tried to get out of the vehicle and run away, but Reams was caught immediately and Ellis faced a cliff when he got out of the car, the statement says.
Ellis was also charged on Friday in Boone County with second-degree assault and armed criminal action.
The probable cause statement in that case says Ellis assaulted a woman after throwing a yard ornament made of stone at her head following an argument.
The victim allegedly had a 2-3 inch cut on their forehead and was bleeding when police arrived on Monday morning. Police saw video of the two arguing after the throw allegedly happened, the statement says. A no-bond warrant was issued for Ellis in that case.