Kansas City police arrest man, juveniles accused of car stunt, high speed chase
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A man accused of doing burnouts in front of officers before someone in his car pointed a gun at officers is in custody.
The Jackson County prosecutor’s office charged Carlos Najera with one count of aggravated fleeing a stop.
Kansas City police worked to stop illegal ATVs near 31st Street and Southwest Boulevard Friday night when they encountered a silver infiniti.
A criminal complaint accuses Najera of doing donuts in front of the officers in the intersection of 31st Street and Southwest Boulevard. At one point a enger in the backseat of the car allegedly pointed a handgun at the officers.
Court documents show Najera sped away from the officers. Police followed in pursuit. The chase reached speeds exceeding 90 mph on Interstate 35.
Najera is accused of speeding across the stateline into Kansas before turning around and driving back into Missouri.
The chase ended at 31st Street and Southwest Trafficway where the Infiniti collided with another vehicle. Najera and at least two other people inside the car jumped out of the car after the crash and tried to run away from officers.
Police arrested Najera. They also arrested two juveniles who were in the backseat of the car.
Investigators searched the Infiniti and located three guns, including the one that was allegedly pointed at officers before the police chase.
Najera is held on $100,000 cash only bond. If convicted, he faces up to seven years in prison.
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