By BRENT MARTIN

St. Joseph Post

A man originally sought for shoplifting at a northwest Missouri Walmart faces much more serious charges now.

Michael Clyde-David Moses of Kansas City allegedly stole items from the Walmart in Cameron.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Sgt. Eric Belshe with the patrol attempted to stop him in the Walmart parking lot Saturday afternoon, but Moses refused to cooperate. Belshe pulled his weapon. Moses fled, but not before hitting Belshe with his car as he exited the parking lot.

The patrol says Moses led several law enforcement agencies in a high-speed chase west on Highway 36 before being stopped across the river near Wathena, Kansas.

Moses faces first-degree assault, armed criminal action, and resisting arrest charges.