Two Arrested After High Speed Chase

[TTL News 308]

Friday evening at about 9:10 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the New York Pennsylvania State line on State Route 328, in the Town of Southport, to assist the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) who were engaged in an active high-speed vehicle pursuit heading toward New York State. While responding to the state-line, deputies received updated information from dispatch, that the vehicle had turned onto a side road (in PA) and was believed to be heading in the direction of Sagetown Rd. in the Town of Southport.

Deputies re-routed to that area to assist should the vehicle come into NY. A short time later, dispatch advised that the PSP were on Kelly Hill Rd., in Steuben County, and were terminating the pursuit. Shortly after that information was received, deputies located the suspect vehicle on Kinner Hill Rd. in the Town of Southport. At that time, Deputy Sheriff Crystal Kennison, picked up the pursuit which continued to Widger Hill Rd. until such time the suspect vehicle tumed on to Sagetown Rd. and then lost control sliding off the roadway into a ditch rendering the suspect vehicle inoperable.

Additional Deputies, and PSP Troopers, arrived and assisted with taking the driver, identified as 43 year old Jessica M. Neally of Lindley and her passenger, 22 year old Nicholas A. Lowry of from Liberty Pennsylvania, into custody. Located within the vehicle was a quantity of methamphetamine. Both Neally and Lowry were charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance 7th degree. Additionally, Neally was charged with Unlawfully Fleeing a Police Officer, Obstructing Governmental Administration in the 2nd Degree, Resisting Arrest, and numerous Vehicle and Traffic violations.

It was also determined that there were active warrants for Neally out of Steuben County for Bail Jumping in the 1st Degree and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the 2nd Degree (both felonies).

Both subjects were processed at the Chemung County Sheriffs Office and then tuned over to the Steuben County Sheriffs Office on the felony warrants out of their county. Additional criminal charges are pending out of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.