The Kansas Highway Patrol Highway Patrol is seeking assistance from the public to identify witnesses to a vehicle pursuit that terminated in Montgomery County, Kansas, on September 26, 2025. The pursuit began in Owasso, Oklahoma, by officers from the Owasso Oklahoma Police Department with assistance from Oklahoma Highway Patrol troopers. Two suspects, later identified as Tenisha D. Mayberry (the driver) and Cortez J. Wasson (a passenger), had fled the scene of a theft investigation and struck an Owasso officer with the suspect’s driver’s door.
When the pursuit entered Kansas, officers from the Coffeyville Police Department took control of the pursuit near the intersection of U-169 and U-166, traveling northbound from U-169 onto Patterson Blvd. The suspect vehicle failed to stop at a red light. The pursuit continued northbound approaching the intersection of Patterson Blvd. and 8th Street where the suspect vehicle again failed to stop at a red light, striking a vehicle that was crossing the intersection. The suspect vehicle came to rest on its side, and the other vehicle overturned and came to rest on its roof.
Both suspects were taken into custody and received medical treatment on scene. The driver of the other vehicle, Maia E. O’Connell, was transported to a local hospital with moderate injuries. The passenger of the other vehicle, Serafina L. O’Connell, was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and later transported to a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for more intensive care. On September 30, 2025, Serafina succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash.
The Kansas Highway Patrol’s Critical Highway Accident Response Team (CHART) responded to the scene, and this crash remains under investigation.
If anyone witnessed or has information, including video, regarding the crash, please contact Technical Trooper Gary Boles or Montgomery County Attorney Melissa Johnson.
The Kansas Highway Patrol is grateful to the public for their assistance to help with our cases. There have been numerous instances and vehicles which have been successfully located, thanks to help from our citizens. We thank you and truly appreciate any help you can provide.
