ATCHISON COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas teen in connection with a stolen car.
Just before 9:30 p.m. Sunday, a police officer spotted a reported stolen 2011 Chevy Malibu and attempted to stop it at 13th and Main in Atchison, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.
The vehicle fled from officers and a pursuit followed which ended in the 300 block Kearney when the driver later identified as 18-year-old Malakai M. Short of Kansas City, Missouri, and several passengers bailed out of the vehicle and ran.
Officers apprehended Short in the 600 block North 2nd and a passenger was apprehended in the 100 block Atchison Street. Police booked Short on a requested charge of possession of a stolen vehicle and fleeing and attempting to elude. He was taken to the County Jail. The 17-year-old passenger was arrested on a requested charge of interference with law enforcement and later released to a guardian, according to Wilson.