Four juveniles arrested after high speed chase that started in Ritzville

Four juveniles led Adams County Sheriff deputies on an 18-mile chase at speeds greater than 100 mph last week. All four have been arrested and booked into the Martin Hall Juvenile Facility in Airway Heights.

Deputies performed a traffic stop in Ritzville on a vehicle driving in the dark with no lights on the night of Nov. 26. According to the sheriff's office, the driver of the car fled heading south on the northbound lanes of Highway 395.

The car was later found to be stolen out of Quincy. Deputies found it abandoned on the side of the highway and a search for the four suspects ensued.

All four were later found together in a residence that police say the youths did not have permission to enter. All four were taken into custody at that time.

The sheriff's office says two of the juvenile subjects were reported runaways while a third had outstanding felony warrants. The sheriff's office also said that the teens later admitted to stealing another vehicle and slashing several tires in Adams County.

The Journal will have more information on this developing story in the coming weeks.