Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers, today (Monday), reports that at around 6:25-p.m. Sunday, his officers attempted to stop a black Chevrolet pick-up truck at 16th & Clark, for an equipment violation. The vehicle failed to stop and a pursuit ensued. The chase proceeded through residential areas at speeds more than 60 miles per hour. The driver – later identified as 51-year-old Steven William Wells, of College Springs – fled the vehicle on foot at 18th & Grant.

Following a foot pursuit, Wells was taken into custody. He faces charges that include: Driving a while barred; Possession of methamphetamine; Possession of marijuana; Possession of drug paraphernalia; Felony eluding; Resisting arrest, and multiple traffic offenses.

Wells was being held in the Page County Jail on $10,000 bail, pending a court appearance. All reports will be forwarded to the office of Page County Attorney Carl Sonksen for review and the filing of formal charges in Page County District Court.