An early morning high speed pursuit occurred Sunday as Yellowstone County Deputies initiated a chase east of Billings near the Shepherd area.
As reported in a press release from Sheriff Mike Linder, the pursuit was initiated when a Deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for suspicious activity in the area of Church Rd. in Shepherd. The Deputy had seen a vehicle in the same area early Saturday morning, and when he went to check on it, the vehicle was already far enough away, he felt it would be futile to attempt to catch up with it at that time.
“This morning, the same Deputy parked off the road in that area working on a report, when a vehicle with bright lights on pulled up behind him. The Deputy exited his patrol vehicle to investigate and when he shined his flashlight on the car, the vehicle sped backwards, turned around and fled the scene. The deputy felt that this was possibly the same vehicle he had seen the morning before. He decided to stop the vehicle to investigate. The Deputy attempted to stop the vehicle using his emergency lights and siren, but the driver accelerated in an attempt to elude the Deputy. During the pursuit, the driver of the suspect vehicle drove off the road into a field. As the Deputy neared that point, the suspect vehicle came out of the field and drove towards the Deputy, forcing the Deputy to take evasive action. By this time, it was determined that the vehicle had fictitious license plates and matched the description of a Chevy Trail Blazer that was reported stolen out of Billings.
The pursuit continued to Shepherd Rd, on to Chicago Rd. and to the area of Five Corners, where another Deputy was responding to assist. The suspect vehicle drove towards that Deputy who also took evasive action to keep from being struck by the suspect vehicle.
During the pursuit, people began throwing large items out of the suspect vehicle. Two of those items recovered were described as a generator and a chop-saw. Drug paraphernalia was also recovered although it was not determined at the time if it came from the vehicle or one of the occupants.
The pursuit continued on Hwy. 312 to Pioneer Rd., on to Dover Rd. and on to Mary St. headed towards a populated area. At that time, the Deputy was given permission by the on-duty commander to make contact with the suspect vehicle if necessary, to prevent the vehicle from continuing. The Deputy used his car to make contact with the suspect vehicle. The suspect vehicle left the roadway and rolled. One of the occupants of the vehicle fled on foot but was apprehended after a short foot pursuit.”
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