Authorities Arrest Three People in Johnson County After Robbery, Chase With Shots Fired
JOHNSON COUNTY, Kan. - Merriam police took a man into custody Wednesday morning at a Merriam motel after he allegedly robbed a convenience store and rode in a car that led police on a chase.
The man allegedly robbed the Casey's General Store in Wellsville at about 9:30 p.m., then jumped into a getaway car driven by a woman, according to the Johnson County Sheriff's Office.
They led officers on a chase into Miami and Johnson counties, firing several shots at authorities and busting out the rear and side windows of an officer's car, authorities said.
The man bailed out of the vehicle near Edgerton.
The woman kept driving south on Interstate 35, but she eventually hit Stop Sticks and pulled over, according to authorities.
Officers took her into custody.
Johnson County and Franklin County sheriff's deputies, along with police from Lenexa, Olathe, Gardner, Wellsville and Kansas Highway Patrol troopers set up a perimeter and conducted a house-to-house search but didn't find the man.
Merriam police caught to him Wednesday morning at the Dutch Maid Motel at Merriam Drive and Antioch Road. Johnson County sheriff's deputies also took a second woman into custody at the motel.
A spokesman for the Johnson County Sheriff's Office identified the woman suspected of driving the car as Kelley Elizabeth Lane, 18, of Johnson County. It wasn't immediately clear whether prosecutors had filed any charges against her.
Authorities hadn't yet released the name of the man or the other woman by noon Wednesday.
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