A Fredonia, Kansas man, 33-year-old Tab Ogden, led Searcy County law enforcement on a high-speed chase through Marshall earlier this week after switching his bicycle for a Marshall Elementary School vehicle.
According to the probable cause affidavit, the school vehicle was reported missing Monday morning. Video surveillance revealed an unknown male on a bicycle, later identified as Ogden, riding around on the school grounds of the Marshall Elementary School. A short while later, surveillance showed the white Impala driving away.
Shortly after 12:30 Monday, the Searcy County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a vehicle matching the description of the stolen car being driven recklessly north of Marshall on State Highway 65.
Offices attempted to engage a traffic stop, but the driver refused to stop and a high-speed pursuit began reaching approximately 90 miles per hour.
The pursuit then slowed to approximately 15 miles per hour as it entered the Circle K parking lot, with officers blocking the exits. This action forced the vehicle onto Industrial Park Road, where it came to stop in front of an ambulance bay next to the airport.
Officers executed a felony stop with weapons drawn. However, Ogden was compliant and gave no resistance.
An inventory of the stolen vehicle revealed a small plastic bag containing a white crystalline substance field testing positive for methamphetamine, many personal items belonging to the Kansas man, including a bicycle.
While Ogden was being processed at the Searcy County jail, he produced a set of nail clippers with a file that he kicked into a cell while he was sitting on a bench.
Ogden was charged with felony counts of fleeing, possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, theft of property, and furnishing prohibited articles. He also faces misdemeanor counts of criminal trespassing, reckless driving, driving on a suspended license, and driving while intoxicated, as well as not wearing a seatbelt.
His bond was set at $10,000.
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