Pursuit leads to arrest

On December 25, at approximately 2:44 a.m., Todd County deputies attempted a traffic stop for a speeding violation on County Road 2 near County Road 99.

The vehicle, a 1997 Chevy truck, accelerated in an attempt to elude deputies. Deputies pursued the suspect vehicle on County Road 2 and then north on US 71. Deputies used a Stop Stick (tire deflation device) at the intersection of US 71 and State 27.

The suspect vehicle continued north on US 71, the second set of Stop Sticks was used on US 71 near County Road 10 by a Long Prairie police officer. Both deployments of the Stop Sticks were successful. . .

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