A Great Bend woman was booked in Barton County Jail on felony drug possession as well as felony flee and elude following her arrest and a high-speed chase that ended near Pawnee Rock late Tuesday evening.
The Great Bend Sheriff’s office reported that Amanda Marie Enriquez, Great Bend, was stopped by an Ellinwood police officer for a traffic infraction at approximately 11:35 p.m. in the 100 block of E. Santa Fe Blvd. in Ellinwood. After stopping briefly, Enriquez then fled driving a white SUV and after driving down several streets in Ellinwood, continued west on U.S. 56 toward Great Bend.
The pursuit continued down 10th Street through Great Bend, and then west toward Pawnee Rock, with speeds reaching in excess of 115 mph.
Avoiding deployed stop sticks, Enriquez led the chase while turning the headlights off and on and at one point nearly collided with a semi.
At mile marker 194 near the town of Pawnee Rock, the Ellinwood officer, Barton County Sheriff Brian Bellendir and several Barton County deputies were able to use a rolling roadblock to bring the vehicle safely to a stop. The driver was removed from the vehicle and taken into custody.
Methamphetamine and paraphernalia were later located in the vehicle. Enriquez was transported to the Barton County Jail where she was booked in for felony flee and elude, possession of methamphetamine/paraphernalia, and driving while suspended. She is being held on $20,000 cash or surety bond.
Assisting agencies included the Great Bend Police Department and the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Office.
This case is still under investigation. Anyone with information about this crime or any other crime is asked to contact the Ellinwood Police Department at 620-564-3001.
