Jan 20, 2020

Kansas felon leads deputies on 3-county high-speed chase

Posted Jan 20, 2020 5:55 PM
Shaina Kuester photo Barton Co.
Shaina Kuester photo Barton Co.

BARTON COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas felon on  new charges after three county high-speed chase.

Just before 4a.m. Monday, a sheriff's deputy on patrol in the 400 block of NW 10th Avenue in rural Barton County attempted to stop a 2010 Ford Fusion for a traffic infraction, according to Sheriff Brian Bellendir.

Sheriff's deputies ultimately were able to box in the suspect's vehicle just west of Albert, approximately one half mile west of the Barton/Rush County line.

Deputies arrested the driver Shaina Kuester, 23,  of rural Barton County. She is being held on a bond of $10,000 on requested charges that include possession of meth, possession of drug paraphernalia, felony flee and elude and a number of other traffic violations, according to Bellendir.  She has two previous convictions for drug possession in Barton County, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.