A traffic stop at around 2:40-a.m. today (Friday), resulted in a pursuit that reached speeds of up to 100-miles per hour. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports deputies tried to stop a 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse at the intersection of Highway 71 and 235th Street. The vehicle continued south on Highway 71 at a high rate of speed. The chase ended on Montgomery-Page Street, west of Highway 71, when the car attempted to travel down a mud road, and slid into the ditch. The driver, identified as 25-year old James Robert Castillo, of Bedford, tried to flee on foot and ignored Deputies’ commands to stop. He was taken into custody in an open field south of his vehicle, after the Montgomery County K-9 was deployed.

Castillo was charged with felony Eluding, along with Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana with the Intent to Deliver, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and Interference with Official Acts. Castillo was also cited for Speeding 100-mph in a 55 zone, Driving While Suspended, Having No Insurance, Operating a vehicle without registration, fraudulent use of registration, and a stop sign violation.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Deputies with the Adams and Page County Sheriff’s Departments, Red Oak Police, the Montgomery County K-9 Unit, Clarinda EMS and Snyder’s Towing.