3 try to outrun police in a car with no tires. They didn’t get far
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- Three suspects fled in a Buick Acadia without tires after mall thefts.
- Deputies tied vehicle contents to forceful thefts at three Columbia Center Mall stores.
- Driver attempted escape; deputies forced the SUV to spin out and flip, arresting suspects.
Three suspected thieves allegedly tried to get away from police in Richland this week in an SUV with no tires.
Witnesses called 911 on Monday night after spotting a GMC Acadia driving on its rims along Interstate 182 near Richland’s Queensgate area, said a Benton County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post.
A deputy pulled over the car with four people inside about 9:30 p.m. They told the deputy that their tires were slashed when they were at Columbia Center mall in Kennewick.
By the time the deputy had stopped it, both passenger side tires were missing.
The deputy could see there was merchandise in the car, and suspected it was connected to earlier reports about three strong-armed robberies at stores at the mall, according to initial dispatch reports.
In each case, the suspects reportedly used force to take the items, raising the alleged crime from a shoplifting theft to felony robbery.
Benton County Interim Sheriff Mike Clark said the SUV also had a temporary license plate that was for a different car, but it did not appear to be stolen.
The deputy kept the SUV and suspects waiting on the side of the interstate for about half an hour while Kennewick police worked to see if anyone in the car matched the description of the robbers, dispatch reports said.
As Kennewick police were coming to arrest three of them, the SUV driver drove off, said the sheriff’s office.
But they only got a couple miles away before deputies forced the SUV to spin out and flip, dispatch reports said. No one was seriously injured, and three suspects were arrested.
The sheriff’s office did not post the names of the suspects, but according to dispatch reports and jail records, Exaundriea A. Christenberry, 29, was booked for second-degree robbery and nine warrants for misdemeanors from other counties.
Jail records list two other people booked by Kennewick police early Tuesday for second-degree robbery and organized retail theft. They were Anthony Jimenez, 22, and Jose E. Sanchez, 20.
This story was originally published November 12, 2025 at 12:48 PM.