A chase on I-70 near Grandview Plaza Sunday evening led to a combined total of four flat tires on a Geary County Sheriff’s Department patrol car and two of the Department’s pickup trucks.

Sheriff Tony Wolf provided the preliminary details on the case, saying it began when a deputy stopped near mile marker 307, about nine miles east of Junction City on the Interstate to assist what appeared to be a disabled motorist, and then became a medical issue when the woman involved began showing signs of  what appeared to be an  asthma attack. An ambulance was called to the scene.  The woman who claimed she had a medical problem,   was placed in a patrol car, but then she drove off in it and a pursuit followed.

Eventually with the use of stop sticks,  the vehicle was stopped near the 298 exit off I-70 near Grandview Plaza.  The woman, who has been identified by the sheriff as Lacreisha Hoyle of Lawrence,  was arrested. No one was injured.

According to the daily Booking Reports from the Geary County Detention Center the allegations on which Hoyle was arrested include Felony Theft, Driving while Habitual Violator, Felony Criminal Damage to Property, Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a LEO, Driving While License cancelled / suspended / revoked, Driving Under Influence of Alcohol or Drugs, Obstructing Legal Process or Official Duty, Vehicles; Liability Insurance Coverage Required, Possession Simulated Controlled Substances or Drug Paraphernalia, and Outside Warrant ( TR ) from Douglas County.

The Sheriff’s Department vehicles with flat tires had to be towed into Junction City, or hauled on the back of a flatbed truck in one case.

The patrol car driven by the suspect had one of the flat tires. The sheriff confirmed the others occurred when two of the  Department’s vehicles struck stop sticks that had been inadvertently left on the Interstate by a Grandview Plaza police officer.

The investigation is continuing in the case.

As more information becomes available we will put it on JCPost.com.