LAS VEGAS (FOX5) —Nye County Sheriff’s deputies served a search warrant in Las Vegas as part of their investigation into a motorcyclist who has eluded law enforcement in several high-speed chases over the past year, but no arrests have been made.
The rider has repeatedly escaped from deputies by speeding away when spotted, prompting law enforcement to call off many chases due to public safety concerns. The sheriff said the motorcyclist has run red lights at 70 mph with cross traffic present.
Search warrant yields contact but no arrest
Deputies executed the search warrant in Las Vegas a few days after a recent FOX5 news report about the case. Sheriff Joe McGill says they contacted a person who had been claiming on social media to be the driver.
“When we talked to him, he said that he was just trying to take credit for it, that it wasn’t really him,” the sheriff said…