Suspect in Taylor County motorcycle pursuit arrested
July 21st, 2016 by Ric Hanson
A man who is suspected of leading authorities on a high-speed pursuit the night of July 11th in Taylor County, was arrested Wednesday, in Lenox. 31-year old Mark Allen Achterberg, of Clarinda, was taken into custody under the authority of warrants issued out of Montgomery and Page Counties, for probation violation and failure to appear. Achterberg is suspected of leading deputies in the pursuit of a stolen motorcycle that began in Bedford July 11th.
The cycle, which was stolen from a residence in Atchison County, Missouri, was later found abandoned in Hopkins, Missouri. Charges are pending in Taylor County on Achterberg for theft and eluding.