Chase Ends In Crash; No Injuries
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
A high-speed chase ended in a crash of a stolen car Monday afternoon.
Tom Seymour, 17, led Warsaw police on a high-speed chase after an officer spotted him in a stolen Tracer.
The car was reported stolen Wednesday by his mother, Deb Holderby.
Holderby called police Monday around 1 p.m. after her son contacted her. Seymour agreed to bring the car back if Holderby allowed him to pick up his paycheck from Prairie View Health Care Center.
Seymour then sent a friend, Misty Vining, to pick up the check. Holderby called the police when Vining arrived.
Warsaw officer Steve Brown saw the stolen Tracer when Seymour spotted the police at the same time.
Seymour sped west on Winona Avenue with Brown in pursuit. They traveled onto Crystal Lake Road with another officer joining the chase.
Seymour pulled his car onto CR 600W, but had trouble keeping control of the car on the dirt road. According to the police report, Seymour's car fishtailed until it hit the embankment on the right side of the road. It then went through a cornfield until both right side tires blew out.
Seymour and his passenger, Eric Lackey, 18, were taken into custody. According to police, two stolen rifles were found in the trunk and marijuana was found in the passenger's compartment.
The recovered guns were two of four reported stolen Saturday by Victor L. Rhamey of Palestine. According to police, two of Rhamey's guns were pawned and two were recovered.
Seymour was taken to St. Joe County Juvenile Shelter in South Bend. Lackey was booked into Kosciusko County Jail and charged with burglary and theft. He is being held without bond. Misty and Tabitha Vining were also picked up by police and taken to St. Joe County Juvenile Shelter.
Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department assisted the Warsaw Police Department. [[In-content Ad]]
A high-speed chase ended in a crash of a stolen car Monday afternoon.
Tom Seymour, 17, led Warsaw police on a high-speed chase after an officer spotted him in a stolen Tracer.
The car was reported stolen Wednesday by his mother, Deb Holderby.
Holderby called police Monday around 1 p.m. after her son contacted her. Seymour agreed to bring the car back if Holderby allowed him to pick up his paycheck from Prairie View Health Care Center.
Seymour then sent a friend, Misty Vining, to pick up the check. Holderby called the police when Vining arrived.
Warsaw officer Steve Brown saw the stolen Tracer when Seymour spotted the police at the same time.
Seymour sped west on Winona Avenue with Brown in pursuit. They traveled onto Crystal Lake Road with another officer joining the chase.
Seymour pulled his car onto CR 600W, but had trouble keeping control of the car on the dirt road. According to the police report, Seymour's car fishtailed until it hit the embankment on the right side of the road. It then went through a cornfield until both right side tires blew out.
Seymour and his passenger, Eric Lackey, 18, were taken into custody. According to police, two stolen rifles were found in the trunk and marijuana was found in the passenger's compartment.
The recovered guns were two of four reported stolen Saturday by Victor L. Rhamey of Palestine. According to police, two of Rhamey's guns were pawned and two were recovered.
Seymour was taken to St. Joe County Juvenile Shelter in South Bend. Lackey was booked into Kosciusko County Jail and charged with burglary and theft. He is being held without bond. Misty and Tabitha Vining were also picked up by police and taken to St. Joe County Juvenile Shelter.
Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department assisted the Warsaw Police Department. [[In-content Ad]]