Suspect arrested after stolen vehicle pursuit in Minot
Sep 28, 2024
MINOT, ND (KXNET) — A man has been arrested and is facing multiple charges after a police pursuit on the evening of Friday, September 27th.
According to the Minot Police Department, officers attempted a traffic stop in the 1400 block of 16th Street Southwest, but its driver and sole occupant — a 30-year-old man from Natchez, Mississippi — fled, initiating a short vehicle pursuit. The vehicle eventually collided with a tree near the UND Center for Family Medicine, and while the suspect fled on foot, he was quickly apprehended without further incident.
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The vehicle had been reported stolen to the Minot Police Department earlier. The suspect was wanted in connection with multiple charges — including Robbery, Domestic Violence, Terrorizing, and Serious Bodily Injury — from an earlier incident occurring on September 25th.
The man was arrested and charged with Theft of a Motor Vehicle and Fleeing in a Motor Vehicle in the Commission of a Felony, both Class-C Felonies, in addition to his previous charges. He has since been transferred to the Ward County Jail.
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