DITTMER, Mo. — Two men are facing charges for allegedly trying to steal a tractor and shooting at deputies while trying to escape, Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak said.
Gregrey Tyler, 22, and Jesse Bell, 40, were charged with first-degree assault of a law enforcement officer, stealing and tampering in connection with the Sunday incident.
A press release from Marshak's office said deputies were called to a home on Canyon Lane in Dittmer for a report of two men stealing. When deputies arrived, they saw Tyler and Bell loading a tractor onto a trailer attached to a stolen truck.
When deputies activated their lights, the men got into the truck and sped off.
Deputies said Tyler fired shots at them while he and Bell were trying to escape.
Deputies were eventually able to use spike strips on the truck, which came to a stop a short time later in Washington County. Tyler and Bell jumped out of the truck and tried to run away, but they were caught and arrested.
Both men are being held without bond.
