Greene County Sheriff’s Office arrests man in connection with weekend chase

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Greene County deputies have arrested a man in connection with a weekend chase following shots fired.

Cristopher Burk has been charged with resisting arrest, along with weapons and driving offenses.

Deputies say they were dispatched just before 8 p.m. on Sunday, March 12, to West Elm Street in Battlefield to assist with a disturbance.

They say Burk flashed a gun at a person and fired into the air before driving off.

Deputies found him driving at the intersection of State Highway FF and South West Bypass. When they tried to pull him over, Burk sped off.

A pursuit was started and Burk eventually crashed on South West Bypass and West Sunshine Street.

Burk did not comply with officers and was later tased and taken into custody.

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