Officers with the Peculiar Police Department attempted to stop a 2006 Dodge truck reported stolen from rural Pleasant Hill on May 7. Peculiar Police chased the vehicle south on C Highway from Peculiar.
When the pursuit approached the area of C Highway and 2 Highway, a Cass County Deputy successfully deployed a tire deflation device. The suspect continued to drive the vehicle with several flat tires west on 2 Highway through Freeman Missouri.
The driver led deputies north on State Route D south of Cleveland where a deputy performed a tactical vehicle intervention maneuver and forced the vehicle off the highway.
The driver, Daniel T. Moore, 44, Independence then ran on foot before deputies caught him. Moore was arrested on the following warrants:
Failure to Appear- Possession Controlled Substance out of Mercer County, bond $10,000.00 ,Obstruction – Independence Police, bond $225.00
Today Cass County Prosecutors charged Daniel Moore with Tampering with Motor Vehicle - D Felony, Possession Controlled Substance – D Felony, Resisting Arrest – E Felony. Bond is $25,000 cash only.
The Cass County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Disclaimer: Arrest records are public information. Any indication of an arrest does not mean the individual identified has been convicted of a crime. All persons arrested are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
