SALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect who attempted to hide in a housing development in Salina and then leading a deputy in a pursuit north of town.
Just after 3:30 a.m. Friday, a deputy sheriff was on patrol north of Salina when he noticed a gold Chevrolet Tahoe that seemed suspicious, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan.
The driver pulled the Tahoe into a driveway in the Bartley Heights housing development and shut off the lights/
The deputy circled back around and noticed that the driver's seat was down, so he got out to investigate. The deputy made contact with the driver later identified as 39-year-old Dustin Lund of Topeka who had gotten out of the vehicle.
When the deputy asked for the Lund's drivers license, he got back into the Tahoe and refused to get out and drove off through the yard adjacent to the driveway and fled north on Old Highway 81.
That began a pursuit through northern Saline County. Lund finally stopped on Old Highway 81 to near Pleasant Hill Road because he saw other law enforcement vehicles approaching, according to Soldan.
Lund had an active failure to appear warrant out of Riley County and was arrested on the following requested charges of Possession of methamphetamine, Possession of paraphernalia, Felony flee and elude and Felony obstruction, according to Soldan.