Jefferson City woman leads officers on three-county chase

A Jefferson City woman was charged Tuesday afternoon with resisting arrest, a felony, after she led law officers on a chase through three counties.

Jefferson City police said the chase began just before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, when they attempted to stop Danna Peters, 31, of Jefferson City, because she was named in a municipal arrest warrant.

Police said Peters failed to yield to them at the Missouri Boulevard-Dix Road intersection, so they began pursuing her.

JCPD officers followed Peters to U.S. 50, then on to U.S. 54/63 into Callaway County.

After the pursuit was joined by the Callaway County Sheriff's Department, it continued along various locations in Callaway County, then back onto U.S. 54, then onto Route J at New Bloomfield. At that interchange, additional Callaway deputies and Missouri Highway Patrol troopers were in position, and those agencies took up the pursuit while JCPD officers terminated their involvement.

The pursuit continued into Boone County and eventually ended after Peters ran off Route WW and was apprehended by Highway Patrol troopers.

Peters also is facing various traffic charges in Callaway County.

According to court records accessed on Case.net, the state court system's online docketing system, Peters has three previous resisting arrest convictions, as well as convictions for separate misdemeanor and felony drug possession charges, a second-degree burglary and forgery.

The previous resisting arrest cases began:

• On May 13, 2008, resulting in a three-year prison sentence, which was suspended after she served a 120-day shock incarceration. She completed her five years probation sentence Aug. 15, 2013.

• On Nov. 12, 2014, resulting in a seven-year prison sentence, which was suspended and she was placed on five years probation, which began May 12.

• On Nov. 22, 2014, resulting in a second seven-year prison sentence, which also was suspended and she was placed on five years probation, which also began May 12.

The misdemeanor drug charge was for possession of up to 35 grams of marijuana on Dec. 8, 2007. She pleaded guilty April 7, 2008, and was placed on probation. However, that was revoked on Nov. 6, 2008, and she was sentenced to 10 days in the Cole County Jail.

The second-degree burglary occurred Oct. 8, 2008, and Peters was sentenced to five years in prison, which was suspended after she served a 120-day shock incarceration, after which she was placed on five years probation which she completed Dec. 23, 2013.

The forgery occurred Jan. 23, 2008, and she was sentenced to three years in prison, which was suspended after she served the same 120-day shock incarceration involved with the burglary charge, after which she was placed on five years probation, which she completed Dec. 23, 2013.

Earlier coverage:

JC woman in custody after early morning car chase