By TONY GUERRERO
Hays Post
A male suspect was arrested after a 911 call was made from inside a trailer connected to the vehicle he allegedly stole in Hays.
According to Hays Police Chief Don Scheibler, 33-year-old Tyler James Goodwin of Derby allegedly stole a truck from Walmart Sunday night.
At 10:27 p.m., dispatch received a 911 call from a woman inside a box trailer who had been sleeping and awoke to find the trailer moving.
Ellis County Deputy Tanner Dixson spotted the 2002 white Ford F-250 and trailer and initiated a pursuit as it traveled eastbound on Interstate 70, speeding to Russell County and through Gorham.
The pursuit lasted about 30 minutes, and Goodwin reached speeds of around 80 miles per hour. It ended in rural Russell County near a set of train tracks, Scheibler said.
Goodwin was arrested without further incident. The woman sustained minor injuries and was transported to Russell Regional Hospital, where she was released later that night.
Goodwin faces several pending charges, including aggravated burglary, aggravated battery, theft of property, fleeing or attempting to elude, possession of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm.
He was booked into Ellis County Jail on Monday morning.
Scheibler said he appreciates Dixson, the Ellis County Sheriff's Office, the Russell County Sheriff's Office and the Kansas Highway Patrol for their involvement in the chase.