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Kansas man arrested after car jacking, police chase

Gladney- photo Kan. Dept. of Corrections
Gladney- photo Kan. Dept. of Corrections

TOPEKA -Law enforcement authorities in Shawnee County are investigating a suspect in connection with a car jacking.

Just after 8:30 on Sunday morning, police were contacted reference a car jacking in the 1100 Block of Southwest Lane in Topeka, according to a media release.

Police saw the vehicle, a white Chevy SUV, at Southeast 29th and California Street where it sped away from officers.

Kansas Highway Patrol aircraft saw the vehicle at 21st and Southwest Washburn where a trooper attempted to stop it and a chase was initiated. The suspect crashed the vehicle at Southwest Hampton and Southwest Buchanan.

Police arrested Paul Jeffery Gladney, Jr., 25, without incident and he was booked into the Shawnee County jail on requested charges of aggravated robbery and felony in possession of a firearm.

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