PAWNEE COUNTY—A Southwest Kansas lady who fled an arrest throughout a visitors cease made her first court docket look within the case.
Rebecca Chook-Heiman, 49 of Deerfield, Kansas, was charged with Aggravated Escape from Custody, Felony Interference with Legislation Enforcement, Driving Beneath the Affect (third Offense), Driving Whereas Suspended, No Legal responsibility Insurance coverage and Transporting Open Container, based on Pawnee County Legal professional Doug McNett.
The costs stem from a visitors cease by the Kansas Freeway Patrol (KHP) throughout the earlier morning hours of August 10, 2021, close to the Fort Larned Nationwide Historic Web site on K156 Freeway. It’s alleged that after being arrested on the suspicion of driving beneath the affect, whereas handcuffed Chook-Heiman fled on foot into the banks of the Pawnee River. She was returned to custody roughly eight and a half hours later close to the identical location and handled for minor accidents.
KHP was assisted within the search by the Pawnee County Sheriff’s Workplace, Federal Park Rangers, Larned Police Dept, KDOC personnel, Barton County Sheriff’s Workplace, and Larned Hearth & EMS.
A Preliminary Listening to has been scheduled for August 27, 2021. The defendant is being held within the custody of the Pawnee County Sheriff in lieu of $7,500 bond, based on McNett.
