Suspects Identified In Brazen Carjacking, High-Speed Chase
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) - What started as a robbery and brazen carjacking in Grand Junction Tuesday night ended in Glenwood Springs following a high-speed chase along Interstate 70, according to authorities.
The chase ended after authorities used stop sticks twice, disabling the carjacked vehicle.
A man and women inside were arrested at exit 116 without incident, according to Garfield County Sheriff officials.
The suspects have been identified as driver Nathaniel Eugene Owens, 35, from Augusta, Kansas and passenger Kelsy Lilah Capps, 23 of Wichita, Kansas.
The pursuit followed a report of a carjacking that occurred earlier in the night in neighboring Mesa County. According to witness reports, the vehicle was seen headed east on I-70 into Garfield County reaching speeds of 110 miles per hour, police estimated.
Road spikes were laid out at mile 94 and again at 114 on I-70, Garfield County authorities reported.
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