Pursuit Leads to Drug, Other Charges

A report of a suspicious vehicle in Calloway County on Friday resulted in a vehicle pursuit and several charges for a driver and his passenger.

The Calloway County Sheriff's Office received a call of a suspicious vehicle parked in the building of a Ross Road resident. When the property owner approached the vehicle, it fled the scene.

A vehicle matching the description was found parked behind a property on McCallon Mills Road.  As the officer turned into the driveway, the vehicle fled through the front yard and onto the road. The officer pursued the vehicle, which lost control on a curve and overturned.

The male driver, 34-year-old Angel Medina of Mayfield, fled but was apprehended after a foot pursuit. The female passenger, 34-year-old Stephanie Burdette, was apprehended in the woods.

Medina was charged with fleeing or evading police by motor vehicle, DUI, trafficking in a controlled substance (methamphetamine), possession of marijuana, receiving stolen property over $10,000, and various traffic charges.

Burdette was charged with possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), fleeing or evading police on foot, and tampering with physical evidence.

They were lodged in the Calloway County Jail.