Ava, MO. – Two men are facing criminal charges after fleeing from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office on November 5th.
The probable cause affidavit on the case outlines that Douglas County Deputy observed a vehicle fail to stop at a stop sign. They then began to follow the vehicle when it turned off at a residence. Shortly after on Highway 95, the same vehicle followed closely behind the deputy with their bright lights on. The deputy then exited the road and reentered to let the vehicle in front of them, who then began to use their blinker to enter the driveway of yet another residence, prompting the deputy to turn on their red-and-blue lights to initiate a traffic stop.
The car then immediately turned off its blinker and began to flee from the stop along Highway 95 and onto County Road 154 until reaching a dead end, leading to both the driver and a passenger fleeing into the nearby woods to escape. A drone was deployed with thermal vision, revealing the location of both suspects.
William Tray Dixon of Mountain Grove and Dustin Michael Higby of Grovespring were arrested, and now are each facing felonies Aggravated Fleeing a Stop or Detention, and Resisting Arrest/Stop by Fleeing.
