Pursuit leads to Melber drug arrest; driver still at large

An attempt to get a search warrant for a home in Graves County ended with a pursuit and a drug arrest.

Deputies with the Graves County Sheriff's Office and the Kentucky State Police were at a home in Melber securing the area for a search when a vehicle matching the description of the owners sped past. 

The owner, William Clay Mathis, has an outstanding arrest warrant from McCracken County.

Deputies pursued the vehicle, which turned into a driveway and then drove out into a cornfield. The driver, identified as Mathis, crashed the vehicle into a drainage ditch and fled on foot. The deputy spotted Mathis' passenger, Tonya Simmons, hiding in a field.

A search of Simmons allegedly uncovered methamphetamine. Mathis is still on the run. When caught, he will face a host of new charges, in addition to the earlier warrant.