Press Release 21-0112-1

JANUARY 12, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE #21-0112-1

CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE 785-364-2251

Joseph Douglas Keehn

ONE ARRESTED FOLLOWING PURSUIT IN WESTERN JACKSON COUNTY

On Monday at approximately 3:03 pm a Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop a 2007 Nissan Infiniti for a traffic infraction near 222nd and K. Road in western Jackson County. The driver allegedly fled west then south. The deputy then lost sight of the vehicle. A deputy in an unmarked vehicle located the vehicle once again near 190th and H. Road. The deputy continued to follow the vehicle. Deputies were able to get the vehicle stopped at 198th and E. Road at approximately 3:27 p.m. when the driver, Joseph Douglas Keehn, 26, of Havensville, was arrested for fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer, distribution of marijuana, no drug tax stamp and felony interference. Keehn is being held in the Jackson County Jail.