Boone County Sheriff’s deputies and Columbia Police are seeking numerous charges against a convicted felon who allegedly led deputies on a high-speed pursuit down Nifong and State Farm Parkway, before being captured in a wooded area in south Columbia.
Online records from the Missouri Department of Corrections show that 25-year-old Devin Taylor of Columbia has been wanted by Missouri’s Probation and Parole board for probation violations.
The Sheriff’s department says Taylor allegedly burglarized a business on East St. Charles road on Wednesday morning and stole several items, including a rifle. He then allegedly tried to fraudulently cash a check on Buttonwood drive Wednesday afternoon before the nine-minute pursuit began. Authorities say Taylor struck another motorist’s vehicle at State Farm Parkway and Nifong during the chase. That motorist was not hurt, according to deputies.
Sheriff’s deputies say Taylor was captured at about 1:30 pm on Wednesday and that a rifle was also recovered.