SEDGWICK COUNTY— A Kansas man accused in an attempted carjacking made his first court appearance Friday.
Zachary Province, 38, Haysville, was charged with with 2 counts of flee and attempting to elude an officer and driving while license is suspended. He was released on bond, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office.
Just before 11:30 a.m. on February 15, police responded to a carjacking call near Harry and Hillside in Wichita, according to Officer Trevor Macy.. On arrival, they contacted a 59-year-old woman who reported two male suspects attempted to rob her of her purse and steal her vehicle.
She said that one of the suspects produced a handgun and threatened to shoot her. She was able to get away and call 911, and the two men fled the scene in what was described as a dark color Chevy impala. She was also able to give police a tag number for the suspect vehicle.
At approximately 3:30 p.m., police were conducting follow-up when they located the vehicle near Merton and Seneca. Officers attempted to stop the car, but it refused to stop, and a pursuit was initiated.
The pursuit continued until the suspect vehicle crashed into a stop sign at 31st and Euclid, where two suspects fled the vehicle on foot. The driver was taken into custody and identified Province. Police did not locate the passenger. The vehicle they were in had been stolen, according to Macy.
Province was arrested and booked into the Sedgwick County jail until Friday's hearing. His next court date is February 28, according to the district attorney's office.