A man and woman were arrested on Friday following a pursuit that started in Daggett County and ended in Wyoming. According to court documents, a traffic stop was initiated around 2:30pm on November 1st on a black Chevy Silverado on State Road 43 in Manila. The vehicle was equipped with fraudulent plates. The officer asked the driver for documentation but was ignored. The driver was ordered to exit the vehicle which he did not do. When told that his vehicle would be towed, the driver stated, “We are not going to do this again” and he took off. The officer had recognized the driver and passenger as 53-year-old Garth Orian Stringer and 41-year-old Brittany Blankenship Stephenson, both of Mountain View, Wyoming, who had previously been stopped in the area a week before. The pursuit crossed into Wyoming and ended when spike strips set up by Wyoming officers on Wyoming Highway 414 stopped the fleeing vehicle. The pair were arrested and transported to jail. A loaded gun and drugs were found in the vehicle. Stringer is charged with 3rd Degree Felony Possession of a Firearm by a Restricted Person, Failure to Respond to Officer, and Using a False License Plate; as well as misdemeanor drug and additional charges. Stephenson was also charged with 3rd Degree Felony Possession of a Firearm by a Restricted Person, among other charges.
