INITIATE A TRAFFIC STOP ON CHRIS JANES, 37, OF TAYLOR COUNTY AT THE
INTERSECTION OF BOMAR HEIGHTS AND JAMESTOWN STREET. JANES WAS WANTED
ON MULTIPLE FELONY WARRANTS OUT OF FAYETTE COUNTY AND WAS TO BE
CONSIDERED ARMED AND DANGEROUS ACCORDING TO INFORMATION AUTHORITIES
RECEIVED. JANES FAILED TO STOP AND FLED DEPUTIES.
DEPUTIES INITIATED A PURSUIT AND NOTIFIED SHERIFF BROCKMAN OF THE SITUATION. JANES LED THE DEPUTIES ONTO KY 61 TOWARD GREENSBURG BEFORE TURNING AROUND AND HEADING BACK TOWARD COLUMBIA. THE PURSUIT THEN WENT ONTO KY 55 NORTH TOWARD CAMPBELLSVILLE. SPEEDS REACHED 100 MPH AT TIMES WITH ADDITIONAL AGENCIES JOINING IN PURSUIT. CHASE CROSSED INTO TAYLOR COUNTY AND KENTUCKY STATE POLICE SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOYED SPIKE STRIPS DEFLATING TWO OF TIRES. SPEEDS WAS REDUCED BUT CONTINUED ON TO THE AREA OF OLD COLUMBIA RD. JUST BEFORE THE LIMITS OF CAMPBELLSVILLE. JANES THEN BAILED FROM VEHICLE AND FLED.
TAYLOR COUNTY K-9 UNIT INITIATED A TRACK WITH HIS K-9. JANES WAS LOCATED BEHIND A SHOP BUILDING HOLDING A GUN TO HIS HEAD. A PERIMETER WAS ESTABLISHED AND OFFICERS BEGAN NEGOTIATING WITH JANES. AFTER APPROX 1.5 HOURS OF NEGOTIATING JANES REQUESTED TO SPEAK WITH SHERIFF BROCKMAN. BROCKMAN ARRIVED ON SCENE AND BEGAN NEGOTIATING WITH JANES FOR APROX 2 HRS ALONG WITH CPD OFFICERS DREW CONN AND JAMIE COLE.
NEGOTIATIONS SEEM TO BE TURNING AS HE WAS BECOMING AGITATED. SHERIFF
BROCKMAN AND OFC. CONN WAS ABLE TO DISTRACT JANES AND GET HIM TO LOWER
HIS GUN JUST LONG ENOUGH THAT KSP TROOPERS WAS ABLE TO MOVE IN BEHIND
HIM WITHIN 15 FT AND DEPLOY TASERS. TASER WAS IMMEDIATELY EFFECTIVE
INCAPACITATING JANES AND HE WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY ADAIR COUNTY
SHERIFFS OFFICE AND TRANSPORTED BACK TO ADAIR COUNTY REGIONAL JAIL.
DEPUTY JOEY KEITH FILED CHARGES ON JANES FOR
RECKLESS DRIVING
- SPEEDING 26 OVER
- WANTON ENDANGERMENT 1ST DEGREE 4 COUNTS
- POSSESSION OF A FIREARM BY A CONVICTED FELON
-FLEEING AND EVADING POLICE 1ST DEGREE MOTOR VEHICLE
-3 FELONY WARRANTS OF ARREST FROM FAYETTE COUNTY EXECUTED
- FLEEING EVADING POLICE 1ST DEGREE ON FOOT
- RESISTING ARREST
ADDITIONAL CHARGES ARE PENDING AND THE ADAIR COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE IS
CONTINUING INVESTIGATION. THEY WERE ASSISTED BY COLUMBIA POLICE
DEPARTMENT, KENTUCKY STATE POLICE , TAYLOR COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE , AND
CAMPBELLSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT.