Camdenton Man Arrested After Taking Moniteau County Sheriff’s on Chase

A Camdenton man is charged with tampering with a motor vehicle and resisting arrest after taking Moniteau County Sheriff’s deputies on a chase.

Deputies said 32 year old Tyler Thomas was stopped in a stolen vehicle in Tipton on Wednesday and while the deputy was checking the information Thomas is said to have fled from the traffic stop.

Thomas ran over spike strips and the pursuit ended when he drove the vehicle down a grass embankment and struck a drainage ditch.

He is being held on a fifty thousand dollar bond.