A Richland woman was arrested after leading police on a multi-county chase earlier this week.
According to Major Pete Luke with the Hinds County Sheriff’s Office, witnesses reported a mini-van running cars off of the road near Highway 61 in Vicksburg on Monday. Officers in the area attempted to stop the van, allegedly driven by 51- year-old Kelly Kapler, but they were unsuccessful.
The pursuit eventually wound up in Hinds County where Kapler struck a Bolton police car. Pursuing officers were able to deploy spike strips on I-20 near Springridge Road in Clinton, however, the van continued traveling east into Jackson.
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The van was then cornered near Ellis Ave, but Kapler accelerated into another police car and pushed it until her van was free. She then drove directly towards a Hinds County Deputy forcing the officer to fire his weapon, striking the suspect vehicle at least 2 times.
The suspect continued traveling East on I-20 and crossed over the stack north on I-55 where it was finally stopped at the Pearl Street exit. No injuries were reported during this incident.
Kapler was taken into custody and charged with two counts of Assault on a Police Officer and Fleeing Law Enforcement in a motor vehicle.