Washington escapees captured after foot chase

January 21, 2017

Two Washington State men wanted for escape now face additional charges in Idaho after attempting to flee law enforcement this afternoon in Boundary County. A deputy attempted a traffic stop on a vehicle with four occupants shortly before 1 p.m. today but the driver refused to pull over, leading to a brief chase that led off Highway 2 and ended at the top of the hill on Blume Hill Road. Two female occupants remained with the vehicle, while the two men, Shawn Williams, born in 1970, and Gregory Krenv, born in 1975, both found to have outstanding arrest warrants for escape in Washington, fled south on foot, going down the hill toward District 2 Road where people were snowmobiling and sledding, several of them young children. Not knowing if the two were armed, the deputy didn't press the chase but called for backup, including calling for a tracking dog. That call for backup brought members of the Border Patrol K-9 Unit, Forest Service, Bonners Ferry Police, Tribal Police and other members of the Sheriff’s Department Office. While the two men were being pursued, officers searched the vehicle and found an undisclosed quantity of drugs. At about 2:29 p.m., officers reported both men, trying to hide in some bushes, had been taken into custody without incident. Both are being held without bond in the Boundary County Jail on the Washington State warrants. Controlled substance charges are pending. According to Boundary County officials, no charges were filed against the female occupants of the vehicle, who were not identified, and both were released. Boundary County Sheriff Dave Kramer extends his thanks to all the peace officers who responded and helped bring the incident to a safe and successful conclusion.