LIBERTY, Mo. (KCTV) – An Independence man is in custody after authorities say he led deputies on a high-speed chase and then tried to stab a Clay County Sheriff’s deputy with a box cutter.
A deputy spotted the vehicle speeding and changing lanes without signaling at about 3:52 a.m. Sunday, July 12, on I-435 near Shoal Creek Parkway. Dispatchers also confirmed the car’s license plate was registered to a different vehicle.
When the deputy attempted a traffic stop, investigators said the driver took off, swerving between lanes at high speed. At one point, the vehicle went off the road and hit a yield sign and a low-hanging tree before returning to I-435 and continuing to flee…