The Callaway County Sheriff’s Office is reporting the arrest of an undocumented immigrant after a stolen vehicle and foot pursuit yesterday (Sunday) morning.
According to the news release a deputy observed a stolen Honda Civic traveling eastbound on I-70 near the 143 mile marker.
The driver led the deputy on a pursuit along I-70, when other deputies joined in the pursuit near Kingdom City.
The vehicle stopped in the 6900 block of State Road Z, where the driver identified as Juan Gonzales-Silvia fled on foot around a house while carrying a backpack.
K9 Kreiger was deployed and the man was arrested.
During a search of the backpack deputies say they found counterfeit M30 OxyContin pills, which were later determined to be Fentanyl and a loaded defaced firearm.
Additionally, Fentanyl pills were located inside the vehicle, and in total, 89 Fentanyl pills were recovered.
Gonzales-Silvia had a fictitious driver’s license and a portable fingerprint scanner identified him as Juan Gonzales-Silvia. At the time, Gonzales-Silvia had felony nationwide extradition warrants with NO BOND for charges of:
- Unlawful Use of a Weapon
- (2 counts) Menacing
- (2 counts) Pointing a Firearm at Another
- Attempt to Commit a Class C / Unclassified Felony
- Assault in the Fourth Degree
- (2 counts) Carrying a Concealed Weapon
- Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine
- Possession of Prohibited Firearms or Silencer
- (4 counts) Recklessly Endangering Another Person
- Attempt to Commit a Class A Felony
According to online records, Gonzales-Silvia was released on his own recognizance in Oregon in 2020.
Additionally U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has issued a Detainer for Gonzales-Silvia.
As a result of the arrest in Callaway County, Gonzales-Silvia now faces the following charges:
- Resisting/interfering With Arrest For A Felony
- Resisting Arrest By Fleeing – Creating A Substantial Risk Of Serious Injury/death To Any Person
- Trafficking Drugs Or Attempt – 1st Degree – Over Statutory Amount
- Unlawful Use Of Weapon – Subsection 11 – Possess Weapon And A Felony Controlled Substance
- Tampering 1st with Motor Vehicle
- Possession of a Defaced Firearm
- Unlawful Use of a Firearm (Possession of a Controlled Substance and a firearm)
- Driving While Suspended