Suspect dead after fleeing from deputies in Labette County

One man is dead after he crashed his truck while running from law enforcement Thursday afternoon in southeast Kansas.

The Labette County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy watched a Ford pickup truck run a stop sign at 20000 & Wallace Road at a high rate of speed.

The subject, later identified as John Henry Jones V, attempted several evasive maneuvers to lose the deputy, including driving through a field.

Reaching speeds over 100mph, Jones reportedly ran four motorists off the road and at one point, slammed on his brakes, causing the deputy to sideswipe the suspect’s vehicle.

Jones later missed the curve then collided with a tree.

Jones was transported to Labette Health, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Deputies learned that Jones was driving while suspended and had arrest warrants issued out of Montgomery County and Neosho County.