For Immediate Release
Sept. 24, 2016
A Kansas City man has been charged with fleeing police, DWI and crashing into Independence cafe, causing an estimated $200,000 in property damage, Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced today.
Mikilos Guinn, dob: 3/26/1976, faces Resisting a Lawful Stop, Property Damage 1st Degree, Misdemeanor Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer, and a Misdemeanor DWI charge.*
According to court records, the defendant clipped an Independence Police Officer officer when the defendant attempted to flee after a stop for traffic violations. During pursuit, defendant drove the vehicle over 100 mph and ignored traffic signals and signs. Defendant then drove off the road and crashed into, and through, a cafe on U.S. 24 Highway. Owners estimate up to $200,000 in damage.
Prosecutors have requested a bond of $75,000.
For more information, contact:
Michael Mansur
Director of Communication
Jackson County Prosecutor’s Office
Jean Peters Baker, Prosecutor
Work : (816) 881-3812
Mobile: (816) 674-3954
mmansur@jacksongov.org
http://jacksoncountyprosecutor.com
*Charges are only accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until the defendant is either found guilty or has pleaded.