A traffic stop late Saturday night at the intersection of Boxelder and Highway 34 in Montgomery County, resulted in a pursuit and the eventual arrest of a man from eastern Iowa. The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office reports when a Deputy tried to stop a vehicle at around 11:30-p.m., the vehicle took off eastbound toward Red Oak, at speeds of over 100 mile per hour. The driver of the vehicle – who was later identified as Roosevelt Washington, of Waterloo – led law enforcement on a chase through Red Oak on Highway 34, then north on Highway 48.

Washington was taken into custody on Highway 71 in Cass County, just south of Highway 92, after a successful PIT maneuver. He was transported to the Montgomery County Jail and held on a $2,000 bond. He faces charges that include: Eluding; Interference with Official Acts, and Reckless Driving. While in custody, it was confirmed Washington has two out-of-State warrants for two-counts of Driving While license revoked, and Leaving the scene of a property damage accident out of Adams County, Illinois, and Knox County, IL. Driving While license suspended or revoked – Failure to Appear.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was assisted in the pursuit and arrest by: The Montgomery County Communications Center; Red Oak Police; Iowa DNR; the Iowa State Patrol; Cass County Sheriff’s Office, and Griswold Fire and Rescue.