August 24, 2020
By: Dwayne Page
A Woodbury man driving a stolen car led authorities on a pursuit Sunday before being taken into custody after the vehicle crashed on County House Road.
33 year old Cory Allen Chapman of Sycamore Creek Road, Woodbury is charged with evading arrest, driving on a suspended license, and theft of property. His bond is $15,000.
A passenger in the car with Chapman, 24 year old Katie Leigh Mooneyham of Foster Road, Smithville had two warrants against her for failure to appear. She is being held without bond.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said a detective spotted Chapman driving a 1995 Toyota Avalon and activated the emergency equipment on his patrol car signaling him to stop. Instead of pulling over, Chapman sped up traveling down Short Mountain Highway and onto Jacobs Pillar Road where he ran over a road sign and went into a yard. Chapman then got back on Jacobs Pillar Road as the pursuit continued onto Turner Road , the Old Blue Springs Road, and then to County House Road where Chapman crashed at the new highway construction. The car then went into a field and stopped. Both Chapman and Mooneyham were taken into custody.
Chapman’s license were suspended for failure to show proof of insurance on January 7, 2019 in Warren County. The car Chapman was driving was reported stolen in DeKalb County on August 1. It is valued at $500.
No one was injured in the crash.