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| Photo that was taken during the search |
Man
flees from accident, arrested hours later during manhunt
A Vernon County resident was taken into custody Saturday afternoon
following a lengthy foot pursuit. According to a press release from
the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office, a male subject fled on foot
from a motor vehicle accident on E highway and ran into some nearby
woods. Responding deputies set up a perimeter and waited for
additional units and the departments K-9 to arrive.
Vernon County
Sheriff Jason Mosher said off duty deputies were called out to assist
with the search for the subject. “Within a short time we had seven
members of the Sheriff’s Office and our K-9 on scene. We located
the subject over a mile from the incident locations in a field”
said Mosher. According to the press release medical personnel were
requested to respond to a location where they waited for the deputies
to bring the suspect to the nearest road for medical treatment.
Sheriff Mosher said his office handled the search and capture of the
suspect but the accident is being investigated by the Missouri State
Highway Patrol.
