(Stuart) A Redfield man was arrested on a felony warrant following a pursuit early this (Thursday) morning.
The Stuart Police Department says shortly after midnight, Stuart Police Officers located a vehicle believed to be driven by 38-year-old Jefferey Forrest Stonehocker in an apartment complex parking lot in the 500 block of S. Division Street in Stuart.
Stonehocker was wanted on a Linn County warrant for failure to appear for sentencing on domestic abuse charges.
Officers, along with deputies from the Adair County Sheriff’s Department and Guthrie County Sheriff’s Department, searched the property but were initially unable to locate him. Officers remained in the area conducting surveillance.
A short time later, the vehicle left the property. Officers attempted to initiate a traffic stop, but the driver fled, leading law enforcement on a pursuit eastbound on Interstate 80 from Stuart.
During the pursuit, the vehicle sustained significant tire damage and eventually came to a stop. Stonehocker who was discovered to be driving the vehicle was taken into custody without further incident.
Stonehocker was transported to the Adair County Jail and charged with Felony Eluding, Reckless Driving, Driving While License Denied, Suspended, Canceled, or Revoked, and several additional traffic offenses.
