Four Arrested in Kandiyohi County Pursuit

A driver and three passengers were ultimately arrested after a high speed pursuit in Kandiyohi County Tuesday night.

The Sheriff’s Office says at just before 9pm, deputies located a vehicle near the area of 1st Street South and Willmar Avenue SE in Willmar that was reported stolen earlier. As the vehicle turned into the Cash Wise parking lot, deputies initiated a traffic stop. The vehicle initially pulled over; however, the driver and three passengers refused to exit and the driver then accelerated through the parking lot in an apparent attempt to elude law enforcement.

A pursuit began and the vehicle briefly stopped near Lakeland Drive and Becker Avenue SE, at which time the three passengers exited and fled on foot. They were located and taken to the Kandiyohi County Jail.

The driver continued to flee for several more miles until a s deputy successfully executed a PIT (Pursuit Intervention Technique), safely disabling the vehicle. The driver was taken into custody without further incident.