One arrested after pursuit from Belton

On 08/23/2023 at approximately 3:37 p.m., officers were dispatched to a welfare check at a convenience store at MO 58 Hwy and Belray Blvd, where a male subject was reported to be passed out in a dark Oldsmobile with a glass pipe in his lap and the car still running next to a fuel pump.

When officers approached, the subject awoke and took off in the car. It was reported that the suspect assaulted an officer while fleeing. Officers spiked the suspect's car and continued to pursue westbound into Kansas on I-435.

The subject bailed from his vehicle and attempted to hide from officers in the area of I-435 and Roe. KCPD Helicopter Unit 690, along with other Kansas agencies, assisted Belton officers in setting up a perimeter of the area. At approximately 4:28 p.m., the subject was safely taken into custody.