LAWTON Okla_ 7News has continuing
coverage tonight of that high-speed chase overnight that led to shots fired by
an Oklahoma Highway Patrolman in Lawton.
The car chase started just before midnight Tuesday on I-44 just north of Elgin, and then turned
into a foot chase. The driver jumped out of his car and the trooper fired his
gun. It ended after a long manhunt in a neighborhood just off Rogers Lane. Authorities
blocked off Rogers
from the turnpike to Fort Sill Boulevard
for several hours, before they finally found the man who started it all.
OHP Captain George
Brown said the trooper felt threatened, but did not say why, so authorities are
still looking into that. He said the trooper was the only one who fired. He's
not sure how many rounds, but no one was hit. Brown didn't go into details on
if a weapon was found on the suspect; he was just glad it ended before things
got worse.
"A state
trooper on patrol on the H.E. Bailey Turnpike spotted a vehicle in excess of
the posted maximum," Brown said. "They were about the Caddo County
line. The trooper turned on the vehicle ran the tag, and the vehicle in
question was confirmed stolen."
Brown said the
trooper told him the driver took off. He's not sure of the speeds, but the driver
would not stop. He said they continued south on I-44, but troopers soon had
help.
"Comanche County
Sheriff's Office were attempting to stop the vehicle where it exited here on Rogers Lane,"
Brown said.
Brown said the
car didn't get far after exiting the interstate. Somehow, the deputies put down
stop sticks in the west lanes of Rogers
Lane. The driver hit them, blowing out three
tires.
"The
suspect exited the vehicle, and at some point, the trooper felt threatened and fired
on the suspect," Brown said.
Brown said the
pursuit didn't end there. He said the suspect was able to elude authorities and
run south into a neighborhood. He said that's when OHP and Comanche County Sheriff
Deputies began an all out manhunt for the suspect.
Brown said
authorities scoured the Mission
Village neighborhood for several
hours while they searched.
"Through
their investigation, troopers were able to apprehend early Wednesday morning
the suspect," Brown said.
Brown said he
isn't sure where they found the suspect. As for Rogers Lane, it opened up again about 10 AM.
Brown said the
suspect is Kordney Allen of Comanche
County. Officials have
not said where Allen was coming from or where he was headed.
For now, he is behind bars in Comanche
County, facing felony
charges of eluding a police officer and possession of a stolen vehicle.
