Three men were arrested this morning (Aug. 19) following a police pursuit that began at an auto dealership in unincorporated Fenton, where multiple gunshots were fired. The chase ended in Arnold, where the men were apprehended, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office reported.
The incident began at about 5 a.m. when deputies were called to the Turtle Creek Apartments, 201 Turtle Drive, in unincorporated Fenton, where people reportedly were seen trying to break into vehicles on the parking lot. A deputy who was responding to the call saw men in the parking lot at BBC Motors, 1649 Springdale Blvd., which is near the apartment complex. Because the business was closed at the time, the deputy circled back to investigate why the men were there, Sheriff’s Office Grant Bissell said.
As the deputy pulled into the business, he heard multiple gunshots, and the men got into two cars and fled the parking lot. It appears the men who fled were shooting at people who live at a home on the same property where the business is located. The people reportedly had come out of their home after hearing noises, Bissell said.
No one was struck by the gunfire, but some vehicles and the home were hit by bullets, he said.
Deputies chased the fleeing cars on Hwy. 141, until it ended near Astra Way in Arnold, after one of the men jumped out of one of the moving cars. He did not clear the car, though, and one of his feet was run over, Bissell said.
All three men were taken into custody, and the man who jumped out of the moving car was transported to an area hospital, where he was treated and released to the deputies. All three men were taken to Jefferson County Jail, Bissell said.
He said the Sheriff’s Office will seek charges against the men. He also said the case is still being investigated.
The men not only are suspected of firing at the people at the home near the dealership but also of trying to get into the vehicles at the apartment complex. It’s not known if anything was stolen from any of the vehicles, Bissell said this morning.
He also said the two cars the men drove away in were stolen outside of Jefferson County.