A warrant execution Thursday evening lead to a two-county high-speed chase and ended with two men in jail on meth charges. Michael N. Raider, 58, Stanton, Ky., was charged with dealing/manufacturing methamphetamine and possession of meth precursors; and Chase J. Burnau, 19, of 1688 N CR 1200E, Akron, received class B felony charges of dealing/manufacturing methamphetamine, class D felony possession of meth precursors, and class D felony fleeing law enforcement. Both are being held without bond. At 8:26 p.m. Tuesday, Warsaw Narcotics and Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers went to serve warrants at a mobile home court on County Road 100 South, about four miles west of Warsaw. While officers were on location, a green Pontiac drove up and quickly left when the occupants saw the police. As the vehicle drove off, items associated with methamphetamine manufacturing were thrown out of the window, according to authorities. Officers attempted to stop the Pontiac but it fled at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour. The nine-minute pursuit went down CR 100 South to Ind. 25 through Mentone and into Marshall County. The vehicle then stopped near Apple Road and Ind. 25 and the two suspects, Raider and Burnau, surrendered to police and were placed in custody without further incident. Raider was previously arrested on February 23 and 26 for possession of meth and paraphernalia. Warsaw Police were assisted in the arrest and pursuit by the Kosciusko County Drug Task Force, Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, Indiana State Police, Mentone Police, Akron Police, Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and the Kosciusko County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
