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Details released on Thursday Brown Co pursuit

By Greg Bebermeyer

09/06/2024

(KNZA)--Details have been released on a Brown County pursuit Thursday.

Brown County Sheriff John Merchant, in a release, said a red Ford pickup was observed driving without a tire on the rear of the vehicle near Morrill.

When an officer tried to initiate a traffic stop on the vehicle, the driver refused to stop and a chase ensued with speeds at times of over 75 miles per hour noted.

Merchant said the chase ended when the vehicle drove down a dead end road in the vicinity of 340th and Acorn Roads, went about 150-200 feet in to a corn field and caught fire. The driver fled on foot.

Multiple agencies assisted Brown County deputies in trying to locate the male driver, but he was not located. Assisting were officers from Nemaha County, Richardson County, Sabetha and Sac and Fox Tribal Police Department, along with the Brown County Emergency Manager.

The Morrill Fire Department responded to extinguish the vehicle fire.

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