Suspect in New York City terror attack stopped by authorities in Kansas City, St. Louis areas

The suspect in a terror attack that killed eight people and hospitalized 11, is no stranger to Missouri.

Court records indicate law enforcement officials stopped him in both the Kansas City and St. Louis areas in 2015 and 2016.

Law enforcement authorities say Sayfullo Saipov, 29, of Florida drove a rental truck down a bicycle path today, hitting a school bus and shouting "Allahu Akbar" as he was shot by police and taken into custody.

Online Platte County Circuit Court records show Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov was driving a 2006 Freightliner 6;53 a.m. December 16, 2015, when he was stopped by a Missouri Highway Patrol trooper and cited for an equipment violation involving his right side brake lining.

It took nearly a year for the case to work its way through the judicial system.

When Saipov failed to pay a fine or show for his court appearance on April 5, 2016, Judge Dennis Carl Eckold issued a warrant for his arrest, with bond set at $200.

The warrant was eventually served by the St. Charles County Sheriff's Office on October 21, 2016, though there do not appear to be any online records showing he was arrested for any other violation. He posted the bond and was released

The bond was applied toward Saipov's fine and court costs when he failed to show for a November 29, 2016 hearing.