SEDGWICK COUNTY— Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas felon after an early morning chase.
Just before 1:30a.m. Wednesday, police attempted to stop a 2006 Ford passenger vehicle in the 500 Block of Mount Vernon at Market in Wichita for a traffic violation, according to officer Paul Cruz.
As officers approached the vehicle, the suspect identified as Lametrius Turner, 19, Wichita, drove away from them. The police chased the vehicle until it stopped in the 2500 Block of north Wildwood. Turner ran from the car into a nearby apartment where police were able to make an arrest.
Officers found a 20-year-old woman passenger and her 2-year-old in the vehicle unharmed, according to Cruz.
During the pursuit, a handgun and marijuana were thrown from the vehicle. Police found both and learned the gun had been reported stolen from another vehicle in 2019, according to Cruz.
Turner is being held on requested charges of theft, flee and attempted to elude, resist arrest, criminal possession of a firearm by a felon, aggravated child endangerment, possession of marijuana and multiple traffic charges.
He was also wanted on a Kansas Department of Corrections arrest and detain order. He was on parole after convictions for aggravated robbery and possession of a firearm by a felon.