93.3 KWTO Keeping Watch Over the Ozarks
The identity of a man and charges against him have been released in yesterday’s pursuit and standoff in west Springfield.
Prosecutors have charged 43-year-old Shane Pennington with driving while intoxicated, assault, resisting arrest and leaving the scene of an accident.
Officers were called to the area of Bennett and Kansas for a well-being check, after witnesses say Pennington made domestic threats.
When police arrived, Pennington escaped in a car and led police on a chase that ended near West Bypass and Chestnut Expressway.
A standoff followed that last three hours, before officers were able to make the arrest without incident.