A man from northwest Iowa’s Pocahontas County faces three felony and numerous other charges, following a pursuit, crash and man hunt Monday. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office says 30-year old Mark Alan Achterberg, of Laurens, was arrested at around 2-p.m. Monday, after authorities had been unable to locate him earlier in the day.

The incident leading up to his eventual arrest began at around 1:24-a.m., Monday, when a Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop a 2008 Dodge Ram pickup truck in the 2400 block of O Avenue, for a traffic violation. The vehicle failed to stop and led deputies on a pursuit, with speeds reaching in excess of 100-miles per hour. The pursuit ended at 260th Street and G Avenue, where Achterberg wrecked the pickup in the west ditch. The vehicle was heavily concealed by the brush and not visible from the road.

Achterberg took off on foot. Despite a massive search that included members of the Iowa State Patrol, Red Oak Police, Cass, Page, Fremont, and Mills County Sheriff’s Deputies, as well as Shenandoah Police, authorities were unable to locate the suspect. He was apprehended later in the day. Achterberg faces felony charges that include: Eluding, Assault of a Peace Officer, and Possession of a Stolen Vehicle. He was also cited for numerous traffic violations. The man was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on $5,000 cash bond.