Feb 04, 2025

Wanted felon captured after chase during KC area traffic stop

Posted Feb 04, 2025 1:00 PM
Photo Kearney Police
Photo Kearney Police

KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement are investigating a wanted felon on new allegations after a traffic stop.

Just after 6a.m. Sunday, police officer attempted to pull driver over for a traffic violation on Missouri 92 Highway near the QuikTrip, according to a statement from Kearney Police.

The driver did not want to stop and fled with speeds under 40 mph as the vehicle travels towards the Holiday Inn Hotel on Watson Drive.

Officers pursued the vehicle a few blocks where it pulled into a parking spot at the hotel. The driver was safely removed from the vehicle and taken into custody without issue. The driver was found to be a wanted felon by the United States Marshals Service for a serious weapons offense as well as warrants through the Clay County Sheriff’s Office.

A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed multiple bags of suspected methamphetamine, cocaine and prescription drugs. Officers also found a loaded firearm. The driver, a 47-year-old man from Independence, Missouri, is a convicted felon and prohibited from having a gun.

P0lice arrested the driver on his felony warrant and requested charges that include illegal narcotics and illegal possessing of the firearm. He is being held in the Clay County Detention Center.