Charges filed after chase leads to $18K in damage to Barry County patrol vehicles
August 1, 2018
Charlea Estes-Jones
A Seligman man has been charged with four different criminal counts for a car chase that led to over $18,000 of damage to both Barry County Sheriff’s Department and private property in April. Jason Ward Degroff, 37, of Seligman, is charged with felony resisting arrest by fleeing, causing substantial risk of serious injury or death to any person; felony property damage in the first degree; misdemeanor property damage in the second degree; and misdemeanor domestic assault in the fourth degree. Degroff could not be located at the time of the crime as he fled on foot, according to deputies.
According to affidavits of probable cause, Barry County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on Longview Lane in Seligman for an alleged physical altercation between Degroff and the victim on April 24. The victim suffered minor injuries and was in fear for her safety at the time of the crime.
When officers attempted to stop Degroff, he fled in a vehicle, refusing to stop. As officers pursued Degroff, over $10,000 worth of damage was done to one patrol vehicle and over $8,000 worth of damage was done to a second patrol vehicle. There was also a private fence damaged in the pursuit, netting approximately $189 of repairs.
Officers reported that Degroff fled on foot into woods following the chase and could not be found.
Degroff was arrested on July 26 and is currently being held in the Barry County Jail on a $15,000 cash-only bond.
Charlea Estes-Jones
A Seligman man has been charged with four different criminal counts for a car chase that led to over $18,000 of damage to both Barry County Sheriff’s Department and private property in April. Jason Ward Degroff, 37, of Seligman, is charged with felony resisting arrest by fleeing, causing substantial risk of serious injury or death to any person; felony property damage in the first degree; misdemeanor property damage in the second degree; and misdemeanor domestic assault in the fourth degree. Degroff could not be located at the time of the crime as he fled on foot, according to deputies.
According to affidavits of probable cause, Barry County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence on Longview Lane in Seligman for an alleged physical altercation between Degroff and the victim on April 24. The victim suffered minor injuries and was in fear for her safety at the time of the crime.
When officers attempted to stop Degroff, he fled in a vehicle, refusing to stop. As officers pursued Degroff, over $10,000 worth of damage was done to one patrol vehicle and over $8,000 worth of damage was done to a second patrol vehicle. There was also a private fence damaged in the pursuit, netting approximately $189 of repairs.
Officers reported that Degroff fled on foot into woods following the chase and could not be found.
Degroff was arrested on July 26 and is currently being held in the Barry County Jail on a $15,000 cash-only bond.