Formal charges have been filed against three St. Louis women after a theft Wednesday from a Jefferson City business and a car chase with authorities.
Antwainese Blue, 24, Deonyia Johnson, 28, and Kristena Houston, 22, are each charged with stealing, second-degree assault of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest.
According to police reports, the three took more than $3,000 from Dick's Sporting Goods in the Stoneridge Parkway Shopping Center.
Based on witness descriptions, the vehicle the three drove away in was spotted a short time later at West Main Street and West High Street.
As a police officer attempted to stop the vehicle for investigation, the car swerved in an attempt to strike the patrol car, then fled the area.
Authorities chased the vehicle north until it reached Fulton where tire spikes were deployed, causing the vehicle to malfunction. The three were taken into custody.