A woman ended up in handcuffs after she kicked in a door at a home in Port Orchard and then led deputies on a high-speed chase. What began as an alarming late-night encounter at a private residence quickly escalated into a pursuit on a nearby state highway before authorities were able to take her into custody.
According to authorities, the woman came to the house in Port Orchard on Sunday night, claiming that she was looking for a sixteen-year-old girl. Her arrival and her forced entry alarmed the people inside, who did not appear to know her or to have any reason to expect her at the home.
Faced with the intrusion, the person in the home called 911 to report what was happening. That call brought deputies to the area, setting in motion the response that would eventually lead to the woman's arrest a short time later.
When deputies arrived, they found the woman already trying to get away. She was fleeing in a vehicle, heading southbound on State Route 16, and rather than stopping she pushed on, forcing deputies into a high-speed chase as they worked to bring the vehicle to a halt.
The pursuit ultimately ended with the woman in custody. Investigators identified her as a thirty-two-year-old, and she was booked into jail on four charges. Among them were burglary, tied to the forced entry at the home, and driving with a revoked license during the chase itself.
Given the seriousness of the allegations, the woman is being held without bail as the case moves forward. Authorities have not released further details about a possible motive, leaving open questions about why she went to the home and what she intended when she forced her way inside.