A traffic stop late Monday night in Pottawattamie County resulted in a brief pursuit and the arrest of a man from Carroll County. The Pott. County Sheriff’s Office reports at around 11:50-p.m., a deputy tried to stop a 1998 Jeep SUV driving erratically on Interstate 80 about a mile east of the Avoca exit. When the driver of the vehicle, later identified as 45-year old Chad Walter Bald, of Manning refused to yield, a short pursuit began.

After he stopped the SUV on North Vista Drive in Avoca, Bald attempted to run from law enforcement, but was taken into custody after a brief foot pursuit. Bald allegedly admitted to authorities he was under the influence of Meth. He was also found to be in the possession of 2.6-grams of meth at the time of his arrest.

Bald faces charges that include felony Eluding, Possession of a Controlled Substance and OWI/1st offense. He was later booked into the Pott. County Jail.