(Adel, Iowa) – An attempt to stop a speeding motorcycle Thursday afternoon in Dallas County, ended in a pursuit, a crash, and the arrest of the motorcycle operator. The Dallas County Sheriff’s Office reports a Deputy attempted to stop a motorcycle traveling east out of Adel at around 3:40-p.m. The cycle was traveling at a high rate of speed. Authorities say the ensuing chase continued through the Raccoon Valley Bike trail at Prospect Ave., where they motorcycle went out of control and crashed onto it’s side. The driver – identified as 26-year-old Joshua Stanley, from Redfield – was arrested.

Stanley was charged with Driving Under Suspension, No Insurance, Eluding (2nd Offense), Improper Registration, Operating a Non-Registered Vehicle, Failure to Maintain Control, and Reckless Driving. He was also found to have had warrants out of Polk County for Prohibited Acts-Possession with Intent to Deliver over 5 grams of Methamphetamine, Failure to Affix an Iowa Drug Tax Stamp, and Probation Violation. There is no bond on those warrants.

Authorities say the investigation is open, and more charges are possible.