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Kirksville Police catch suspect in stolen vehicle investigation

The Kirksville Police Department has made an arrest in connection to a stolen vehicle from a residence on Thousand Hills Trail. Jonathan Zeigler, 29, of La Plata, was taken into custody on June 22, 2023, for multiple charges. On June 18, 2023, the Adair County Sheriff’s Office took a report of a stolen silver 2003 Toyota Camry from a residence on Thousand Hills Trail. Local law enforcement began searching for this stolen vehicle. At approximately 10:28 pm on June 18, 2023, Kirksville Police responded to the 800 block of East Jefferson Street in reference to a report of a suspicious vehicle in an alley. Responding officers located a silver Toyota Camry parked in the alley. As officers approached the vehicle on foot, the driver fled in the vehicle, narrowly missing an officer but striking a parked KPD vehicle. The suspect was described as a white male with dark hair and facial hair. At approximately 11:10 pm on June 22, 2023, the Kirksville Police K9 Officer spotted the silver Toyota Camry from the two prior events parked in the driveway of a house on the 1400 block of East Washington Street. Officers confirmed this was the stolen vehicle reported to the Adair County Sheriff’s Office. Inside the residence, officers located Zeigler, who was identified as the driver of the stolen Toyota that fled from officers. Zeigler was arrested for charges related to leaving the scene of the vehicle accident with the patrol car, tampering with a motor vehicle and possession of controlled substances.

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