A traffic stop Monday night in Adair County escalated into a pursuit and the eventual arrest of a man from New York. According to the Adair County Sheriff’s Office, the incident began at around 9:12-p.m., when an Adair County Sheriff’s Deputy executed a traffic stop west of Greenfield on a New York plated vehicle for traveling 103 mph in a 55 mph zone. After initially stopping and speaking with the Deputy for approximately seven minutes, the driver fled the traffic stop in his vehicle and a high speed pursuit ensued.

Brooklyn King booking photo (Adair County S/O)

The pursuit entered the Greenfield City limits for a brief time before the suspect driver fled northbound out of Greenfield on a gravel road. The pursuit ended after the suspect left the roadway and crashed his vehicle approximately five (5) miles north of Greenfield. The suspect fled on foot through a field and continued to resist arrest before being taken into custody after a deputy deployed his issued Taser.

The suspect driver was identified as 19 year-old Brooklyn Leon King of Jamestown, New York. King was charged with: Eluding; Interference with Official Acts; Failure to Maintain Control; Reckless driving; nine (9) counts of failure to obey a stop sign; and speeding, 103 in a 55.

The Adair County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Greenfield Police Department, the Iowa State Patrol and the Adair County Ambulance. It should be noted that a criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.