Photo: Robert Forister
The search is continuing in the Bergman area of Boone County for a man from the Hollister area, after he fled from police in Missouri. The man, Robert Forister, is considered armed and dangerous, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office.
Christian County Sheriff Brad Cole says a deputy from his agency was involved in a vehicle pursuit involving Forister Tuesday afternoon that led them to Boone County. The deputy attempted a traffic stop on Forister’s vehicle, after he was clocked at 92 miles per hour on U.S. Highway 65. The pursuit continued south on Highway 65 at high rates of speed through Taney County and into Boone County. Authorities say Forister drove to the end of York Drive in Bergman, where he eventually abandoned his vehicle and fled on foot.
Boone County Sheriff Tim Roberson tells KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot news there have been no sightings of Forister. He says the pursuit began following a traffic stop in Christian County.
Forister was last seen wearing blue jeans, a white shirt and black leather-type coat.
Sheriff Cole told KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot news Forister has multiple warrants for his arrest, including for drug charges in Pulaski and St. Francis counties and a warrant for being a parole absconder.
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