Charges are currently pending for a man attempting to elude Laramie County Sheriff’s Deputies. On Saturday, a Winnebago Winnie Minnie was reported stolen from the area of the Moose Lodge off South Greely Highway. On Sunday night, deputies located the Winnebago on Horse Creek Road. As deputies coordinated the contact of the driver, later identified as Ryan Jenkins, they put a spike strip under one of the Winnebago’s tires. When Jenkins realized the deputies were there, he drove off. In doing so, the spike strip deflated one of the Winnebago tires.
Deputies pursued the Winnebago east on Horse Creek. As the Jenkins passed over I-25, troopers with the Wyoming Highway Patrol were able to spike strip multiple other tires on the Winnebago. After the tires disintegrated, Jenkins continued to drive through several traffic control devices on just the sparking wheels. Jenkins failed to navigate the bend in Lincolnway at Nationway, where he went off the road at Cowboy Dodge.
Jenkins then attempted to elude peace officers from the Cheyenne Police Department, Wyoming Highway Patrol, and Laramie County Sheriff’s Office. After a brief foot chase, Jenkins was taken into custody without incident. Jenkins was transported to the Laramie County Detention Facility. No vehicles at Cowboy Dodge were damaged.