Katie Ann Vance, 38, of Arnold has been accused of speeding away from a Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office deputy attempting a traffic stop and then attempting to run away from a deputy a day later, according to court records.
She was arrested on Aug. 13, and as of Aug. 14, she was being held on a $30,000 bond at the Jefferson County Jail in Hillsboro, court documents show.
The Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on July 1 charged Vance with aggravated fleeing, a class D felony punishable by up to seven years in prison; and resisting arrest, a class E felony that carries a penalty of up to four years in prison, court records said.
According to the case’s probable-cause statement, a deputy at about 10:15 p.m. April 19 attempted to stop a 2007 Toyota Corolla that Vance was driving, on Hwy. 30. Vance was allegedly driving 20 mph over the speed limit.
After the deputy activated his patrol vehicle’s lights and sirens, Vance allegedly accelerated to about 95 mph, 35 mph over the speed limit. She then made a U-turn and started driving east in the highway’s westbound lanes, swerving to the shoulder to avoid hitting multiple other vehicles, the report said.
The deputy did not continue the pursuit.
On April 20, a different Sheriff’s Office deputy was searching for Vance in the 7900 block of Jim Weber Road south of Eureka because she had been seen walking in the area. The deputy was trying to arrest Vance on a warrant issued by the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on Jan. 31 after Vance allegedly left the scene of an accident in May 2024, the report said.
The deputy saw Vance at about 1:35 a.m., and he ordered her to stop. Vance allegedly ran across the road and into a wooded area, according to the report.
The deputy reported he continued to tell her to stop and said, “Katie, you’re under arrest, stop running.” The deputy caught up to Vance, and he grabbed her by the back of her shirt and placed her in handcuffs, the report said.
Vance allegedly told the deputy, “I know, I shouldn’t have even ran man. I just had a panic attack. Franklin County doesn’t even want me,” according to the report.