(South Bend, IN) - A high-speed chase in the area wound up with a driver receiving federal prison time, as Martin Devalois was given nearly eight years in prison at the U.S. District Court in South Bend.

Authorities said the 40-year-old man led police on a 30-minute chase throughout La Porte County in March of 2021, ending in the City of La Porte when he crashed into a snow bank.

A loaded handgun was reportedly recovered from the vehicle, with it being against the law for him to have a gun because of multiple prior felony convictions.

Devalois is from Romeoville, near Chicago.