Three people are in custody after a chase involving a stolen vehicle and an attempt to flee from law enforcement. Around 5:25pm Wednesday (6/23), Wapello County Sheriff’s Deputies were told that Mahaska County law enforcement was following a vehicle south on Highway 63—and that vehicle had been reported stolen from Adventureland in Altoona. The vehicle tried to elude law enforcement, but deputies were able to shut down the vehicle using the vehicle’s on-board computer system. The occupants tried to flee on foot; two women were taken into custody, while a man got away.
Around 8:20 Wednesday night, the Wapello County Sheriff’s Office was called about a man walking around a residence in the 13000 block of 165th Avenue in rural Wapello County. Law enforcement searched the area, but found nothing. A short time later, a suspect was found in a bean field on 138th Street, west of 165th Avenue. The suspect tried to flee on foot, but was arrested without incident.
18-year-old Rodnjja Martin of Windsor Heights and 20-year-old Beyonce Davis have been charged with interference with official acts and possession of stolen property. Martin and Davis are both being held in the Wapello County Jail on $10,000 bond. While 20-year-old Joseph Kelly of Des Moines is charged with ongoing criminal conduct, possession of stolen property, interference with official acts, harassment of public officers and employees and criminal trespass. Kelly is being held in the Wapello County Jail on $35,300 bond.
