By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
Two St. Joseph residents face charges after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase connected to a shooting in St. Joseph.
Thirty-year-old Cordelle Mondaine, Jr. has been charged with fleeing law enforcement as well as firearms charges. Nineteen-year-old Sayley Wilfong of St. Joseph is accused of firing at a Missouri State Highway Patrol car during the chase down I-29, off the interstate onto blacktops through Dearborn, stopping just short of Camden Point.
The chase began a few hours after a St. Joseph man was shot and seriously wounded.
The victim, described as a St. Joseph resident in his 30s, is now listed in critical, but stable condition.
St. Joseph police say a man was shot and seriously wounded Wednesday afternoon around three o’clock at 113 North 17th Street.
A few hours later, a pursuit began on Highway 36, then switch to I-29, fleeing south on the interstate at speeds of up to 100 miles per hour. The highway patrol car began pursuit and quickly was joined by officers from the St. Joseph Police Department, the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department, and the Platte County Sheriff’s Office. Shots hit the patrol car, but the trooper was not harmed.
The investigation continues. Other charges could be filed.
If you have any information, call the Crime Stoppers Hotline: 816-238-TIPS.
This article has been updated from first publication.