NEWS

Woman arrested after high-speed chase

Caitlin Turner
cturner3@chillicothegazette.com

CHILLICOTHE – A high-speed chase ended in one woman's arrest Thursday night after city police officers chased her at speeds up to 105 mph for 25 miles.

According to the incident report, Theresa L. Gordon, 49, of West Carrollton, was arrested and charged with failure to comply with an order from a police officer, giving false information, driving under suspension and no operator's license in addition to an outstanding Chillicothe Municipal Court warrant for probation violation.

The incident began around 7:40 p.m. when an officer was dispatched to Zane Village in reference to a suspicious person driving a white Chevrolet van. The officer located Gordon in the vehicle, who gave police a fake social security number.

When another officer arrived while Gordon's information was checked, she is alleged to have taken off in her vehicle.

As officers pursued Gordon with sirens and lights activated, she passed through a stop sign at Foxtrail Road and continued east. When Gordon reached North Bridge Street, she slowed and ran through a stop sign, almost hitting another vehicle, according to the report.

Gordon was reported to have reached 70 mph on Bridge Street and was weaving in and out of traffic as she continued north outside the city limits at up to 90 mph.

When Gordon reached the U.S. 23 North ramp, she lost control and ran off the side of the road before regaining control and continuing onto U.S. 23.

At this time, the Ohio Highway Patrol joined the chase and took the lead from city police.

Speeds reached 100 mph on U.S. 23 and Gordon entered Pickaway County, according to the report.

The Pickaway County Sheriff's Office deployed stop sticks near Circleville and hit a rear tire of Gordon's vehicle. Gordon continued north before turning east onto Tarlton Road. According to the report, an officer saw "the rear tire smoking, and pieces began flying off until only the white rim was remaining."

Gordon ran stop signs and continued onto County Road 159 and drove into a wheat field, taking down a fence. She then stopped the vehicle near a driveway, got out and began running towards the home.

Troopers and a city police officer got out of their vehicles and chased her on foot.

"She was taken to the ground and handcuffed," according to the report.

When officers read Gordon her Miranda Rights, she said she wanted an attorney and that she tried to stop, but her brakes would not work.