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John Lewish Knecht, Jr., was found hiding in a crawl space of a Berks County home, and taken into custody, the Chester County DA's Office said. Meanwhile, his passenger, Brandie Beiseigel, died at a local hospital, authorities said.
Honey Brook Police Chief Calvin Wilson stopped Knecht on Horseshoe Pike around 1:05 a.m. Sunday, April 9, and soon discovered Kecht had a warrant out for his arrest stemming from a drug-related incident, the Chester County DA's Office said.
Wilson attempted to arrest Knecht, but he resisted arrest and tried to flee in his 2003 Toyota Tacoma — throwing his passenger, Beiseigel, from his vehicle, the DA said. Knecht ran over Beiseigel in his attempt to flee, and then struck Wilson with his vehicle, authorities said.
Wilson suffered moderate injuries requiring hospitalization, while Beiseigel was taken to Paoli Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.
The Pennsylvania State Police was notified of this incident and assigned as the investigating agency. Knight was found hiding in a crawl space of a Berks County home on Friedensburg Road in Lower Alsace Township. He was arrested after a brief struggle.
Condolences were beginning to pour in for Beiseigel.
"We worked together at Dukes car wash," one person writes. "She was always very nice and cheerful. Very sorry to hear this. Condolences to her friends and family."
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