By BRENT MARTIN
St. Joseph Post
St. Joseph police arrested a Lake of the Ozarks man late Thursday night after a pursuit that began in Clinton County.
Clinton County authorities requested help after the man, identified as 31-year-old Gregory Paul White, Jr., fled officers there who had pulled his pickup over for a headlight violation.
St. Joseph police say White man entered the city limits while driving south on US 169 around 10:30. Officers used spike strips and thought they had disabled the pickup at Pickett and Riverside, but the driver ran into a patrol car causing minor damage and then nearly ran over an officer before fleeing.
Officers apprehended White in the 5200 block of Pickett after the front tires of the truck flattened so much he was driving on the rims. He attempted to escape on foot. Officers arrested White on a felony warrant and a misdemeanor warrant. The pickup has been reported stolen from the Lake of the Ozarks, according to police.