COTTONWOOD — A 20-year-old man from Marshall was arrested Monday evening after a brief police pursuit on Highway 23, according to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 6:29 p.m., a Lyon County deputy attempted to stop a silver 2017 Ford Escape near Cottonwood. When the driver accelerated away, the deputy initiated a pursuit with lights and sirens, bringing the vehicle to a stop about three miles later.
The driver was arrested without incident and held at the Lyon County Jail for fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle and an instruction permit violation. There was a passenger in the vehicle, but no injuries or property damage were reported. The Minnesota State Patrol and Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the incident.
