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Topeka man, 43, arrested after police chase shuts down I-70 on Friday evening
Story by Phil Anderson
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – A man was behind bars Tuesday afternoon in the Shawnee County Jail after his arrest following a police chase Friday afternoon in west Topeka, officials said.The arrested man was identified as Timothy Phillips, 43, Topeka.
Police responded around 6 p.m. Friday to a report of gunfire in the 2000 block of S.W. Mission Avenue, officials said.
A person of interest in the incident fled from police and initiated a brief vehicle pursuit on Interstate 70, officials said.
The pursuit resulted in I-70 between MacVicar Avenue and 1st Street being shut down for more than 15 minutes as the suspect vehicle was stopped, according to WIBW reports from the scene.
Police later arrested Phillips in connection with the incident, officials said.
Phillips was booked at 2:55 a.m. Saturday into the Shawnee County Jail in connection with criminal possession of a weapon; possession of a controlled substance; possession of drug paraphernalia; aggravated assault; criminal discharge of a firearm; criminal damage to property; fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer; and reckless driving.
Phillips was being held on a $75,000 bond Tuesday afternoon in the Shawnee County Jail.
He also was being held on a municipal court warrant with a $3,975 bond, officials said.
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Existing warrant? So that’s why Mr. Phillips was reluctant to speak with the Po-Po. He managed to parley that for a slew of new charges, so well done.
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Phillips is going to need some milk of magnesia for all of his butt hurt.
Kind of looks like a self feeding caulking gun. On the uptick, it reminds me of Traybone.