The Pursuit  Was On | Episode 6

Detectives and deputies hide in wait for Hescock. When arriving home in his tool truck, he spots the police and leads them on a long chase into the mountains. The chase comes to a stop on a dead-end road. 

Join our host, Emily as she takes you through the details of the chase from the perspective of the deputies involved. 

Interviews in the order they are heard: 

Detective Sergeant Kevin Cox hears who the kidnapper is and contacts his work. He activates the SWAT team.  

Chris Reed was a backcountry deputy at the time but had just transferred from being a detective. He waits with Kevin Cox and calls out the pursuit to dispatch. 

Sergeant Brian Lovell, a deputy at the time, joins the chase hoping to deploy spike strips to stop the pursuit. 

Sergeant Todd Raymond helped to activate SWAT and ultimately joined the pursuit because he also had spike strips that might help end the pursuit. 

Brian Stositch was the responding deputy to Megan’s home. When he is back at the office writing the report from that day, he hears the pursuit start and leads to join the chase. 

Megan has escaped but still has the chain around her waist. 

Darrel, Megan’s dad is heard talking to Megan on the phone in news coverage.  

Brian Stositch was the responding deputy to Megan’s home. He talks about seeing Megan when she returns home and noticing the chain and the marks on her wrists. 

Faydra Brown is the niece of Kieth Hescock and had lived with him.

Not interviewed but mentioned: 

Albert Thompson - Deputy that tried to block Hescock’s truck

Jim Schiffler - First car in the pursuit behind Hescock 

K9 Rik - Two-year-old Belgian Malinois and Jim Shiffler’s partner

Frank Franco - Detective with BCSO

Greg Rix - Detective with BCSO

Deputy Hudman - The Deputy who gave Lovell his gun, giving him peace 

Megan - Escaped her captor, Kieth Hescock 

Amber Hoopes - Disappeared from her grandparents’ home on Sept. 14, 2001

Kieth Hescock - The man who took Megan and held her captive

Jefferson County Deputies - Helped with the pursuit.

Madison County Deputies - They are not named but helped with the pursuit and gave Todd Raymond an IV.

Key Points

• Hescock notices police
• Leads the deputies right passed Megan’s home while running from the police
• There is so much dust that many deputies fall behind for safety reasons
• Chase ends on a dead-end road when Hescock gets the truck stuck

You can find more information about Amber Hoopes at:

 https://bonnevillesheriff.com/news/2021-09/amber-hoopes-missing-person-case-20-years-later/

If you have any information about Amber Hoopes' disappearance, contact Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office at 208-529-1200, online at www.ifcrime.org, or through the P3tips App on your mobile device, available in the Apple or Google Play store.

Leave a note on K9Rik’s memory page: https://www.odmp.org/k9/1553-k9-rik

Produced by Emily https://www.shesmissingpodcast.com/

Music Production by Morgan Celner https://www.morgancelner.com/

Cover Art and Logo by Pammie Jane https://www.pammiejane.com/

She’s Missing is a Search Party Media Production https://www.shesmissingpodcast.com/

Special Thanks to: 

K9 Rik 

Bonneville County Sheriff’s Office

Next Week…

We will hear about the fallout from the police chase and what happened after Megan went to the hospital. 

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