(7/24 — Corrected to indicate how the pickup got out of the ditch)

A call to the Cass County Communications Center at around 3:52-a.m. today (Monday) resulted in the arrest of a man at gunpoint. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says a caller reported a burgundy Ford Ranger pickup in the ditch at 700th and Quincy Road. A friend helped to pull the vehicle, driven by 38-year old Jared Finnell, of Cumberland, out of the ditch, after which he drove into Cumberland. About one-half hour later, Deputy Kyle Quist saw the pickup and initiated a traffic stop south of Cumberland. At the time, a passenger in the vehicle was ordered out and held at gunpoint while backup was called for.

Finnell refused to comply with the Deputies’ orders to exit the vehicle, but just as the Cass County K9 was about to be deployed, Finnell exited the pickup and was taken into custody without further incident. He was charged with OWI/1st offense, and Interference with Official Acts. Finnell was released from the Cass County Jail later in the day, Monday, on his own recognizance.