(Page Co) A Red Oak man was arrested following a pursuit that ended in Page County early Sunday morning.
The Page County Sheriff’s Office says at 1:46 a.m., Page County Deputies were notified of a high speed pursuit that was entering Page County on Highway 71. The Maryville Police Department and the Nodaway County Missouri Sheriff’s Office were pursuing this vehicle. Page County Deputies met the pursuit on Highway 71 and 300th Street. The pursuit continued through southern Page County and then Deputies lost the vehicle.
Deputies later got a tip that the vehicle and the two suspects were in Coin, Iowa. Deputies got an address of where the suspects were located at. Through the investigation, Deputies arrested 21-year-old Drake Leslie Brown, of Red Oak. Brown was charged with Eluding (Aggravated Misdemeanor), Interference with official acts (Simple Misdemeanor), Reckless Driving (Simple Misdemeanor) and four scheduled motor vehicle violation citations. Brown is currently being held in the Page County Jail on a $2,000 cash only bond.
The Page County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Maryville Missouri Police Department, Nodaway County Missouri Sheriff’s Office, Red Oak Iowa Police Department and the Fremont County Iowa Sheriff’s Office.
A charge is merely an accusation and that the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.
