On the evening of March 2nd, field training ranger Raymond Little and trainee Todd Roessner attempted to approach a vehicle obstructing the roadway in the Worley river access area. The driver immediately took off when the rangers activated their cruiser’s emergency lights. The pursuit continued down a dead end secondary road at a high rate of speed. When the fleeing driver reached the end, he drove through a closed gate, knocking it off its hinges. Rangers pursued him into a muddy field located on private property, where the vehicle became stuck on a steep muddy hillside. The rangers conducted a high-risk stop and arrested the driver and passenger without incident. A narcotics detection K-9 later alerted on the interior of the vehicle, but no narcotics were found. The occupants of the vehicle were charged with obstructing traffic, unsafe operation, interfering with agency functions, and failure to have vehicle insurance. The passenger had been previously been convicted of murder and is the subject of several pending narcotics distribution investigations.
