Missouri Man Arrested After High-Speed Chase In Mitchell County
By: Big 2 News Staff
Updated: February 4, 2013
Bigcountryhomepage.com reports that Kerry Wade Helstein led law enforcement on a high-speed chase along Interstate 20 in Mitchall County around 10 PM on February 3rd.
Helstein -- who was wanted on warrants out of Missouri -- reportedly ran away from the vehicle near the 202 mile marker.
Mitchell County Sheriff's deputies found a woman in the vehicle Helsetin abandoned, and they arrested her on scene.
A Mitchell County Sheriff's deputy suffered minor injuries in the incident, and that deputy was treated and released from an emergency room at a nearby hositpal.
Authorities couldn't find Helstein in the moments after he ran from the vehicle, but they spotted him in the area around 10:15 AM Monday and arrested him
Now, Helstein is charged with aggravated assault on a peace officer, evading arrest with a vehicle and outstanding warrants from Missouri.

