Parker, SD — A Spencer, Iowa man has been arrested near Parker, South Dakota on several charges after a pursuit that started in Lyon County, Iowa.
According to the Lincoln County, South Dakota Sheriff’s Office, their involvement in the pursuit came when they were made aware of a stolen gray Mitsubishi Outlander being driven near Klondike on Iowa’s 180th Street or A26. (That’s a little more than four and a half miles west of the West Lyon School.) Lyon County Sheriff Stewart Vander Stoep says the car was being tracked by a tracking device and his deputies had been alerted to the vehicle’s presence by South Dakota authorities.
Vander Stoep tells us that Lyon County deputies found the car near Beloit, and activated their emergency lights to make a traffic stop. He says almost immediately, the vehicle crossed the Big Sioux River bridge and entered South Dakota, where Lyon County deputies continued the pursuit for a little while but when South Dakota authorities joined the pursuit, the Lyon County deputies let them take over, and they turned around.
Lincoln County authorities tell us the pursuit lasted for several miles in Lincoln County with speeds reaching 110 miles per hour. At one point, the suspect drove through a field to avoid capture. The pursuit eventually entered Turner County north of Lennox, and then went through Chancellor and continued westbound for several more miles at high speeds, according to Lincoln County officials.
They tell us that during the pursuit, spike strips were deployed several times but were unsuccessful. A South Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper was able to successfully stop the vehicle using what is known as the “PIT Maneuver,” in which the suspect car is bumped from the side near the rear wheel, causing the suspect vehicle to spin out.
The pursuit was ended about a mile south of Parker, South Dakota, which is about 30 miles northwest of where the pursuit entered South Dakota near Beloit.
The male driver was arrested and later transported to the Minnehaha County Jail. The driver was identified as 25-year-old Christopher Macleod of Spencer, Iowa. Lincoln County authorities say Macleod was booked in on charges of aggravated eluding, possession of stolen property, DUI 1st, possession of controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia, as well as other traffic-related offenses. They tell us Macleod is currently on probation.
