ALLEN COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating two suspects on multiple allegations after an altercation with police.
Just before 9p.m. Oct. 16, a Jasper, Missouri police officer responded to a disturbance in progress at Pete’s Convenience Store in Jasper. Upon arrival, the officer made contact with 26-year-old Raven Gomez and 45-year-old Brandon David both of Columbia.
During a pat search for weapons on Gomez, she punched the officer in the face, knocked the female officer to the ground causing her to hit her head on the pavement.
The hit to the pavement caused the officer to become disoriented
Brandon David got out of the passenger seat of the suspect vehicle, and punched the female officer several times in the face and then ran around to the driver’s seat of the patrol vehicle and it appears he was attempting to steal it.
Police believe he wasn’t smart enough to figure out how to put the vehicle in drive due to the different gear shift newer vehicles have.
Gomez who was the driver of the suspect vehicle got into her vehicle and while backing up, the vehicle’s tire ran over the officer’s foot, and again ran over the officer’s foot when moving forward.
David ended up getting out of the patrol vehicle and back into the suspect vehicle. The two were able to get away, last seen northbound on Interstate 49 in a dark blue Chevy Cruze with a Missouri license of BG1B5C.
The officer was transported to a local hospital where she was treated for her injuries and released.
Deputies tracked these two down to a property five miles southeast of Moran, Kansas Wednesday evening. Deputies and assisted by Bourbon County Kansas Sheriff's Office deputies, took the suspects into custody without incident.
Jasper County prosecutors have officially filed 1st degree assault charges on both Gomez and David with bond set at $50,000 cash only and other conditions. They face additional charges in Kansas.