ST. GEORGE – Law enforcement authorities in Pottawatomie County are investigating two suspects who are in custody following a Thursday morning chase.
Just before 5 a.m. on Thursday, the Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a resident in the Oak View area of St. George, reporting that they saw the dome light come on in their 2012 Chevy Camaro, according to Sheriff Greg Riat.
The caller went to investigate what was going on when the Camaro was driven away from his residence.
A Sheriff’s deputy saw the suspects driving the Camaro driving east on Highway 24 at a high rate of speed
The vehicle left Highway 24 and went east on Vineyard Road.
Two suspects, a driver and passenger, abandoned the vehicle in the area of Vineyard Road and White Tale Lane.
One suspect was taken into custody a short time later, and the second suspect was taken into custody just before 8:00 a.m.
Names of the suspects have not been released.
The Kansas Highway Patrol, a helicopter from the Kansas Highway Patrol Aircraft division and Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, assisted the Pottawatomie Count Sheriff’s Office.