News Briefs - Mountain View Journal
High-speed chase ends with arrest . A high-speed chase ended in Moriarty Monday with the arrest of Jered McMeans and the rescue of his 4-year-old daughter. The chase started at the TA Travel Stop on Old Route 66 in Moriarty when Moriarty Police Officer Craig Meo was dispatched to do a welfare check of a young girl. The person called officers "stated that the young female looked uneasy with the adult male she was accompanied by and the male subject was yelling and cursing at the juvenile," the criminal complaint states. McMeans led officers on a vehicle chase to Ida Road in Moriarty, then on to Interstate 40 and ended in an open field when Torrance County Sheriff Heath White maneuvered to stop what turned out to be a stolen SUV by hitting it. The child was in the... White said deputies believe McMeans, 32, instructed his daughter to break into multiple homes through dog doors and steal from stores from Bernalillo County to Texas. McMeans was charged with child abuse, aggravated fleeing and driving a stolen vehicle. Two Moriarty firms host car giveaway. The car, a 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan, will be given away on Sept. For individuals or families in need, a vehicle can really make the difference in being able to drive to work, get the kids to school, or make it to the grocery store. Source: www.mvtelegraph.com
