Fugitive arrested after Jackson Co pursuit
04/19/2022

Liberto Rey Rodriguez, Jr. ( Credit: Jackson Co Sheriff's Office)

(KNZA)--A Kansas City, Kansas man was arrested late Monday night in Jackson County after leading authorities on a pursuit.

Jackson County Sheriff Tim Morse, in a release, said Liberto Rey Rodriguez, Jr. was taken into custody for fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, avoiding tire deflation devices, reckless driving, felony Interference with Law Enforcement, criminal restraint, driving while suspended, possession of stolen property, no proof of insurance, and expired registration.

Morse says Rodriquez was also wanted by the Kansas Department of Corrections on a parole violation warrant for aggravated robbery.

Jackson County deputies pulled over the 2003 GMC Yukon Rodriguez was driving just before 11:00 Monday night on US-75 near 150th Road for a traffic infraction.

During the stop, Morse said deputies felt Rodriguez was not giving them truthful information and asked him to exit the vehicle. Instead, Rodriguez took off, driving at a high rate of speed north on US-75.

Morse said Rodriguez was able to miss tire deflation devices on US-75 near 214th Road, but hit spike strips placed by Holton Police inside city limits.

Officials say the SUV lost the front driver’s side tire near 246th and US-75 and entered a ditch. As the vehicle was traveling at about 10 miles an hour, Morse says deputies could see a female occupant in the passenger seat place her hands out the window and try to open the passenger side door.

Morse says the pursuit finally came to an end near US-75 and 262nd St. and Rodriguez was immediately taken into custody.

The female passenger was not arrested.

 


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