The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports that a man who ran from a vehicle that went into a ditch Saturday afternoon, was located by a K9 Unit in the basement of a home and taken into custody on drug and other charges. 48-year old Mark Monroe Moore, of Council Bluffs, was charged with Driving While Barred, and Possession of a Controlled Substance/Marijuana – 2nd offense.

The incident that resulted in his arrest began at around 1:10-p.m. Saturday, when a Mills County K9 Unit turned around on a vehicle that was tailgating another vehicle, in the area of 189th and Bunge. The vehicle being tailgated took off at a high rate of speed after the driver noticed the deputy had turned around.

The K9 unit attempted to catch up with the vehicle, but lost sight of it. The vehicle was later found in the ditch by 20005 Bunge Road. The driver (Moore) had fled the scene. He was tracked by the K( to a residence, where the dog alerted to a basement door. The suspect (Moore) was ordered to come to the door but initially refused. Once the K9 started barking and another order was given for Moore to come out, he complied because he did not want to be bitten.

While deputies were clearing the residence, they noticed a strong smell of marijuana and found three bags of the weed in plain view. Moore acknowledged the bags of marijuana were his, and that he ran because he did not have a license.