The last few days in north central Arkansas have been marked with vehicle pursuits for law enforcement. (Click here, here, and here.)
Now, two more cases have been reported.
On April 28, Mountain View officers responded to a report that a caller’s 2012 Cadillac Escalade had just been stolen.
The Cadillac was spotted at the Hwys. 4, 9, & 14 intersection, and the chase was on, first in Mountain View, and then south to the Marcella area on Highway 14. That was where stop sticks to deflate the vehicle’s tires were used with success, according to the court info. The stolen vehicle traveled another mile and a half before coming to a stop in the middle of the highway — that’s where the driver, identified as Stephanie Lynnc Ford, 50, of Mountain View, was taken into custody.
Her charges include three felonies: fleeing, theft of property, and breaking or entering. The other charge is misdemeanor reckless driving. Ford’s bond was set at $50,000.
On May 3, a vehicle was caught on radar traveling at 75 miles per hour in the 55 speed limit zone on Mountain View Road by an Independence County Sheriff’s deputy near the Independence/Stone County line who attempted to initiate a traffic stop.
At the intersection of Mountain View and Heber Springs Roads, another deputy joined the effort to stop the vehicle, which had been reported stolen in Heber Springs.
The pursuit continued to the area of Center Ridge Road and Litaker Ridge Road where officers were unable to maintain a visual of the vehicle, a 2007 Nissan Altima. The chase had reached speeds of over 100 miles per hour. According to the incident report, the deputies were able to determine the driver of the vehicle was Joshua P. Nelson, 35, of Drasco.
Nelson was later apprehended and taken into custody by the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office. His bond has been set at $50,000.
Independence County authorities said Nelson will be charged with eight misdemeanors involving traffic violations, and three felonies — two counts of aggravated assault and fleeing.
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