A Weston man is among four individuals who were in pursuits and are facing charges in Platte County.
Gavin T. Naylor, 28, will appear in court on Thursday, March 28, on felony charges of felony resisting a lawful stop and possession of a controlled substance.
Gavin Naylor
The Weston man was bound over for trial last month and appeared in court on March 14 when his request for a bond reduction was denied. He currently has a $10,000 cash only bond and is still in custody in Platte City.
Naylor was taken into custody in January after he got in a pursuit with a Platte County Sheriff’s Office deputy who responded to a call at the Weston Community Nazarene. Naylor was driving northbound on Route H in a vehicle that matched a description of one wanted in a fraud charge. The plate didn’t come back as registered to any vehicle and the deputy turned on his lights for a traffic stop.
Naylor didn’t slow down and continued northbound on Route H. He turned off onto King Road and then left the roadway near a dead end on Bowlin Lane. Naylor then passed an 18-wheel semi on a hill near 17955 45 Highway.
His 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan was traveling 96 miles per hour in a 55 mph zone on Highway 45 and later 92 Highway. Court documents showed the pursuit went on Highway 152, southbound Interstate 435, back on 45 Highway, Klamm Drive, NW Prairie View Road, NW 64th Street, NW Bell road, NW Blair Road, back to NW 64th Street and then S. National, driving southbound in the northbound lane.
Naylor hit stop sticks at NW Riverhills Drive and S. Crooked Road, where sparks started to come from the front driver’s side tire. The pursuit ended and Naylor was asked to exit the vehicle and placed under arrest. A passenger, Kerystn K. Rust, 29, was also taken into custody though no charges have been filed against her in the pursuit. She, however, was arrested on an outstanding warrant.
Naylor yelled ‘everything in the car is mine’ after both were placed in patrol vehicles.
A check made out for $500 to Naylor and three check books belonging to someone else were found in the center console. A forgery report taken on Jan. 8 showed that Naylor was the suspect in the theft of those checks.
A blue plastic baggy that field tested positive for methamphetamine was also found.
Naylor had two outstanding warrants as well, one for possession of a controlled substance in Platte County and one in Clay County for false impersonation of a law enforcement officer.
William E. Busby
The Kansas City, Kan., man is facing felony charges of tampering with a motor vehicle and resisting a lawful stop.
Busby, 31, was stopped on Feb. 26 when deputies were responding to a rolling disturbance in the area of Weston with a vehicle, a tan Toyota pickup, matching the description of the one Busby was driving.
William Busby
A traffic stop was initiated and Busy failed to stop at 45 Highway and Missouri 273 and dispatch confirmed the truck was reported stolen from Kansas City, Kan.
The truck reached 100 miles per hour, while passing vehicles in no passing zones and failing to maintain a single lane. Platte City Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol joined the pursuit when it reached Platte City.
The pursuit went to southbound onto Interstate 29 despite both tires on the front of the truck being disabled, according to court documents. The vehicle stopped at I-29, just north of Bethel Road.
Busby had a blood alcohol content of .132 when he provided a breath sample. He is facing a misdemeanor DWI charge.
He pleaded not guilty to all charges on Feb. 28. He returns to court on April 2 in front of judge W. Ann Hansbrough. Busby has twice applied for a ROR bond, but was denied both times.
Abel A. Belkonen
The North Kansas City man is facing felony charges of tampering with a motor vehicle and resisting a lawful stop in Platte County in January.
He will appear in court again on Thursday, March 28 and was released from custody on March 22 after posting $100 bond — 10 percent of his $10,000 bond.
Belkonen, 26, was driving a black Chevrolet Suburban with Kansas plates when a traffic stop was started near Interstate 29/NW Waukomis Drive, but the vehicle failed to stop. The pursuit entered Clay County going 100 miles per hour before taking the northbound Interstate 35 ramp from I-29 and ran a vehicle off the road.
Speeds were 85 mph on I-35 before exiting at N. Chouteau Trafficway and the pursuit ended shortly after that. Belkonen exited the vehicle and ran between a gas station and McDonald’s and a foot pursuit followed and ended when he jumped over a creek and fell in.
The vehicle was reported stolen to the Riverside Police Department.
Belkonen had three felony warrants for his arrest out of Clay County.
Damore C. Goodwin
The Leavenworth, Kan., resident got in a pursuit, but isn’t facing that felony. Instead, Goodwin, 25, is facing an unlawful possession of a firearm allegation.
He is set to return to court on April 2, his fourth since getting arrested last month. He first appeared in court on Feb. 27 and pleaded not guilty. His bond was reduced to $7,500 on March 15 and then his request for a ROR bond on March 19 was denied.
A pursuit with Goodwin started on Feb. 25 at Highway 152, near N. Childress Road. That came after the same vehicle was involved in a pursuit in Leavenworth, Kan., earlier that day. This pursuit ended at Interstate 435 and Shoal Creek Parkway. The passenger first identified himself as Christopher L. Johnson, but a deputy from Leavenworth County provided a photo of Goodwin and there was a match.
A photo with Goodwin holding a rifle with a pistol grip was also provided and a weapon matching that photo was found near Highway 152 and Route K.
He is a convicted felon in the state of Kansas and is prohibited from having a firearm.