A traffic stop late Tuesday evening resulted in a pursuit, the collision of two law enforcement vehicles and arrest of the suspect after he crashed his vehicle. The Guthrie County Sheriff’s Office says Justin Gerlach, who was wanted out of Hamilton County for Eluding, OWI 3rd, Possession of a Controlled Substance, and a Parole Violation, now faces charges in Guthrie County. Those charges include Eluding, Possession of Marijuana 3rd Offense, Carrying Weapons, Driving While Barred, and Interference with Official Acts.

The incident leading up to his arrest began at around 8:45-p.m., when Guthrie County Sheriff’s Deputy Blake Michelsen initiated a stop on a Pontiac in the 1000 block of Highway 25, for not displaying a license plate light. The vehicle began to accelerate northbound on Highway 25. The car continued northbound on Highway 25 and was gaining speed in an attempt to elude the Deputy, who lost track of the vehicle at around 8:52-p.m. on E Avenue, in Greene County.

A Greene County Deputy made contact with the vehicle at 8:56-p.m. and pursued it until losing it at Highway 141.  A 911 call came in at 9:34-p.m. of a white Grand Prix or Grand Am heading westbound from Bayard on highway 141 at a high rate of speed. A Coon Rapids Police Officer made contact with the vehicle in Coon Rapids at approximately 9:37-p.m. and pursued it westbound on Highway 141 from Coon Rapids. The vehicle was involved in an accident, and caused two police vehicles (driven by a Coon Rapids Police Officer and a Carroll County Sheriff’s Deputy) to run into each other.

Gerlach was taken into custody without further incident, following the crash of his vehicle. No injuries were reported.