Two St. Joseph men have been arrested after multiple spike strips, a crash into a median and a foot chase in Nodaway County.

According to the Nodaway County Sheriff’s Office Monday around 11 a.m. the office received a call regarding a suspicious vehicle in Burlington Jct. When deputies arrived in the area they saw a green Lincoln Town Car.

The sheriff’s office said the car immediately fled east on Hwy 136 from downtown Burlington Jct. then continued south on Hwy 71 with deputies in pursuit. Spike strips were deployed by a Maryville Public Safety Officer in the vicinity of Gray’s Truck Stop and the two drivers side tires were deflated. The pursuit continued south on Hwy 71 and officers again attempted to deploy spikes at Hwy 71 and First St. and again at Hwy 71 and South Ave but the Lincoln was able to avoid those. The car attempted to exit at south Main St. near Kawasaki Motors where a Trooper from the Missouri State Highway Patrol deployed spikes. In an attempt to avoid those the driver lost control and the car spun out of control before sliding into the median. The driver regained control and continued south on Hwy 71. Approximately 6 miles south of Maryville the driver attempted to turn onto State Rt U but lost control of the car. The car went into the median spinning several times before sliding out of control and crossing the northbound lanes of Hwy 71 and ultimately coming to rest off the road on the east side.

Both a driver and passenger exited the car and a short foot pursuit followed before both men were taken into custody.

The sheriff’s office said Jerry Joe Gilpatrick, 32 and Steven Wesley Stains, 39 were both arrested in connection with the investigation. Both men are being held in the Nodaway County Jail pending criminal charges.