Clendenin, WV (WOWK) – An overnight pursuit that began in Braxton County, WV ended in Kanawha County with the suspect’s car going into the Elk River in Clendenin early Wednesday morning.
While the cause of the initial pursuit is unclear, Metro 911 dispatchers tell us the pursuit began in Braxton County and came down Route 119 into Kanawha, where deputies with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s office joined the pursuit. Shortly before 5 a.m. the suspect’s vehicle went into the Elk River near the Family Dollar in Clendenin. Dispatchers tell us a suspect was taken into custody but their condition is unknown at this time.
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