Stolen vehicle suspect arrested
Mosley
By BRIAN WALKER
Staff Writer
POST FALLS — A 47-year-old Lewiston man and stolen vehicle suspect allegedly led police on a chase on Interstate 90 before being arrested on multiple charges on Sunday night.
Donald Wayne Mosley Jr. was charged with possession of a stolen blue 2000 Buick LeSabre from Lewiston, DUI, eluding, failure to purchase a driver's license and littering.
The alleged chase started in a westbound lane east of Coeur d'Alene at 9:01 p.m. and ended in Post Falls.
"The speed during the pursuit reached 78 mph," Idaho State Police Lt. Chris Schenck said, adding the eluding charge was a misdemeanor due to the relatively low speed.
An ISP trooper who searched the license plate discovered the vehicle was stolen. The trooper activated the patrol car’s lights and sirens about 2 miles later.
A Kootenai County deputy deployed spike strips near the Greensferry Road overpass in Post Falls to slow the vehicle. The Buick came to a stop nearly 2 miles down the freeway.
Mosley was arrested without further incident, Schenck said.
The Buick was reportedly stolen either Saturday night or Sunday morning — less than 24 hours before the arrest — in Lewiston.
Mosley, who has a history of eluding, was the only occupant of the vehicle.