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Police Capture Fleeing Driver

(La Porte, IN) - A man is charged with leading La Porte City Police on a high-speed chase.

 

43-year old Stephen Looney Saturday night was at Kingsbury Avenue and 18th Street when he allegedly fled an officer trying to make a traffic stop.

 

The La Porte man traveled 115 miles per hour on U.S 35 and 80 miles per hour on County Road 500 East. Eventually, Looney allegedly turned into a cornfield and fled on foot.

 

Police said he was captured near some railroad tracks and had a small amount of methamphetamine in his possession. Looney also had an outstanding warrant for his arrest for not returning to work release or home detention.

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