(Clarinda, Iowa) – The Page County Sheriff’s Office reports a man from Montgomery County was arrested at the conclusion of a pursuit that began in northwest Missouri and ended in Page County. Authorities say 21-year-old Drake Leslie Brown, of Red Oak, faces charges of Eluding, Interference with official acts, Reckless Driving, and four scheduled motor vehicle violation citations. Brown was being held in the Page County Jail on a $2,000 cash-only bond.

The Page County Sheriff’s Office says it was notified at around 1:46-a.m. Sunday, of a high speed pursuit that was entering the County on Highway 71. Officers with the Maryville, MO. Police Department and Deputies with the Nodaway County Missouri Sheriff’s Office, were pursuing the vehicle. Page County Deputies engaged in the pursuit on Highway 71 at 300th Street. The chase continued through southern Page County until Deputies lost sight of the vehicle.

Drake Brown

They later received a tip that the vehicle and two suspects were in Coin (Iowa). Following-up on the tip and after arriving at the suspect’s location, Brown was taken into custody. In addition to the aforementioned Missouri law enforcement agencies, Red Oak Iowa Police and Fremont County Iowa Sheriff’s Deputies assisted in handling the incident.

A charge is merely an accusation and that the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.