Alyssa L. Tamul, 30, of Cedar Hill, has been charged with resisting arrest following a high-speed pursuit on Nov. 10 that originated in Osage County and ended in Cole County near Algoa Prison.

Deputy Ricky Jarvis noted in his Probable Cause statement that he saw a spray-painted black 2000 Grand Marquis parked at a gas station in Linn. The vehicle was missing a rear tail light, which prompted Jarvis to follow the vehicle as it headed west on Hwy. 50.

He was advised by 911 Dispatch that the vehicle’s registered owner had a warrant. Jarvis initiated a traffic stop but the driver, later identified as Tamul, ignored his flashing lights and increased speed, rapidly accelerating to 115 MPG in a 65 MPH zone.

As the chase entered Cole County, Jarvis saw that traffic was building up, and in his report noted the driver began swerving in and out of traffic, nearly colliding with several vehicles on multiple occasions.

Jarvis followed as the driver took the Taos exit and immediately turned left onto Old Rt. J. After traveling through a resident’s yard because the road was a dead-end, the driver returned to Rt. J and turned onto an older section of the road. From there, the driver went through two more yards before driving back to Rt. J, traveling until the car reached Algoa Road.

Turning onto Militia Drive, the vehicle continued until taking a turn onto No More Victims Road, at which time a Dodge truck was crossing the intersection.

Tamul attempted to avoid a collision but was unsuccessful. The truck’s front end hit the suspect’s rear quarter-panel, causing the driver to lose control and crash into a chain-link fence/gate.

Jarvis noted that Tamul exited the vehicle and fled on foot. After a short foot pursuit, Jarvis said Tamul returned to the vehicle and attempted to enter through the passenger door. At this time, a male suspect, later identified as Brett Shepard, 39, of Arnold, exited through the passenger door and fled on foot into a nearby wooded area.

A female who had been in the rear passenger seat, later identified as Lauren A. Doll, 43, of Fenton, jumped into the driver’s seat in an attempt to flee in the vehicle.

Jarvis said he gave Tamul, then in the passenger seat, multiple commands to leave the car or she would be tased. After refusing to obey, Jarvis deployed his taser and with assistance from a gate guard, was able to take Tamul into custody. Tamul was also taken into custody.

A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of drugs by the Mid Missouri Drug Task Force (MMDTF).

According to a Probable Cause statement, a wooden box containing empty baggies and digital scales was found in the front passenger floorboard, and in the glove box, officers found numerous syringes. A red bag was found in the back seat that contained digital scales, a large number of new baggies, multiple empty syringes, and two syringes that contained a clear liquid. Two bags containing a white crystal were also found weighing a combined 29 grams.

Both later tested positive for meth, and a loaded syringe found in the glove box was tested, with its contents identified as Carfentanil weighing approximately 17 milligrams.

Located in the trunk was a pill bottle labeled Marie Sheridan that contained more than 10 pills inside identified as Darvocet-N 50. 

According to the PC statement, Tamul told authorities she was the only fentanyl user in the car, and any of that substance located belonged to her. She admitted to using fentanyl and meth just before the pursuit began. Nodding off during the interview, Tamul said she had been awake for several days as a result of drug use and was very tired.

Shepard was taken into custody later by Cole County deputies. He was booked and released on a charge of resisting arrest.

Doll was taken to Cole County, where she has warrants, and Tamul is being held on a no-bond warrant at the Osage County Jail.

During an interview in Cole County, members of the MMDTF noted that Shepard stated he was paid by Tamul and Doll to introduce them to an unknown person in Cole County. Shepard admitted he knew that Doll was taking approximately 14 grams of meth to Cole County, and said he knew that Tamul was in possession of the Darvocet and that she planned to sell them in Cole County. He expressed concern about Tamul overdosing.

A task force officer in his PC statement said he traveled to the Osage County Jail to speak with Tamul again but found her unconscious and unresponsive. She was finally awakened and told officers that she had brought a container with fentanyl capsules into the jail and had taken the drug in her cell. A capsule was located in the toilet.

Narcan was administered twice and Tamul was transported to an area hospital by ambulance.