Idaho State Police Chase Leads to Felony Charges, 2 Arrests, and 1 Person TASED

A recent report from the Idaho State Police played out like a scene in a movie. While ISP was attempting to serve a warrant, the suspect fled in his vehicle and reportedly threw drugs out the window as he fled. Spike strips were deployed, and the vehicle drove through a ditch. The driver then attempted to run away but was TASED, taken into custody, and arrested.

A female passenger in the car was also arrested, and both were charged with drug-related crimes. Keep scrolling to learn more and see pictures of the accident scene.

Drug Trafficker TASED and Arrested in Idaho Following Highway Chase

The Idaho State Police have reported that the incident began around 2 PM on February 3rd at a rest area near I-15. Idaho Falls Police requested the assistance of ISP with the vehicle near mile marker 101 in Bingham County.

The vehicle fled northbound on the highway, where ISP deployed spike strips, successfully hitting three of the tires on the vehicle, a white Jeep Wagoneer, but the driver continued driving on the flat tires. The report from ISP then states:

The driver exited and reentered I-15 at milepost 116, continued northbound, and exited again at the Broadway exit, where the vehicle ran a stoplight, drove through a ditch, and came to rest in a nearby parking lot.

The driver then ran and was TASED and arrested by police following a brief foot chase. A female passenger in the vehicle was also arrested, and both were charged with trafficking fentanyl, as narcotics were recovered that had been thrown from the Jeep during the chase.

The driver was also charged with:

• Trafficking methamphetamine
• Destruction of evidence
• Felony eluding
• Active warrant out of Bingham County

The incident is being investigated by the Idaho Falls Police Department.

The parking lot where the vehicle came to rest used to be a Shari’s restaurant, according to reporter Kaitlyn Hart at East Idaho News.

Additional information, if any, should be released by the Idaho Falls Police.