Two suspects escaped on foot after a high speed pursuit beginning on fourth street in Mountain Home just before midnight Sunday evening. According to a report from the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, Corporal Rockie Morrell was on routine patrol when he noticed a white Honda Civic with tail lights covered that had a black tint. When he tried to pull the vehicle over the driver refused to stop. The report states two suspects wearing black hoodies were in the vehicle.
Morrell says they blew through several stop signs, reaching speeds of up to 67 miles per hour at one point at the intersection of Bryant and 9th Street. The chase continued westbound on the Sheid Hopper Bypass. By the time the suspect’s vehicle got to Rossi Road smoke began to come from the engine. The Sheriff’s officer was able to pull next to the vehicle and block the driver’s side of the door. There was so much smoke he was unable to see the occupants. By the time he got around to the passenger side of the vehicle the two suspects managed to escape on foot.
During a search of the vehicle an identification card was found, along with an orange ski mask, black gloves, large duffel bag with two bolt cutters and binoculars.
Investigators have developed one suspect in the case. The owner of the vehicle couldn’t be contacted due to a change of address.
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