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Olivarez-photo Finney Co.
FINNEY COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities in southwest Kansas are investigating a suspect on a variety of charges following a weekend high-speed chase.
Just after 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, deputies in Finney County attempted a traffic stop for a stop sign violation on a 1990 Lincoln Continental driven by Steve Olivarez, 45, Garden City, at the intersection of Farmland and Mansfield, according to Undersheriff John Andrews.
Olivarez refused to stop. He led deputies on a thirty-five mile high-speed chase into western Gray County. A deputy from the Gray County Sheriff’s office assisted with stopping the vehicle at the intersection of 11Road and R Road south of Ingalls.
Olivarez was arrested without further incident and remains in custody on a $40K Bond, according to Andrews.
He faces charges of driving while suspended, fleeing, or attempting to flee and elude, reckless driving, expired registration and no proof of insurance. He was also wanted on a municipal warrant in Garden City.
