Maurice, Iowa — Two men were arrested after a law enforcement pursuit early on Sunday in which they allegedly struck the officer’s vehicle.
According to the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office, on Sunday, October 9, at 12:31 a.m., they arrested 37-year-old Jeremy Langley of Springfield, SD, and 40-year-old Mark Stewart of Aurelia, Iowa.
They tell us that the incident began after the deputy attempted to stop the vehicle Langley was driving. Langley began driving erratically, striking a vehicle parked near the Sioux County Regional Airport and a building owned by the airport. They say he then turned and struck the deputy’s vehicle. After striking the patrol vehicle, Langley and Stewart fled from the vehicle on foot, running into a cornfield.
They tell us that the men were located attempting to hide in the cornfield and were taken into custody without incident.
Langley was charged with eluding law enforcement, criminal mischief, interference with official acts, and other various traffic offenses. Stewart was charged with interference with official acts.
The sheriff’s office says their drone unit assisted, as did the Orange City Police Department, Sioux Center Police Department, Rock Valley Police Department, the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit, the Sioux Center Ambulance Squad and Maurice First Responders.
