(La Porte County, IN) - La Porte County Police arrested a suspected drug user during a foot pursuit last night.

 

Adam Jones, 33, was pushing a wheelbarrow in the area of Range Road and Chatfield Road just outside Kingsford before 11 p.m. when an officer recognized him as having a warrant out for his arrest, police said.

 

Police said Jones took off running across a farm field when the officer stopped and stepped out of his vehicle.  Jones then ran about 300 feet to the yard of a residence before fleeing into an open field and back toward the home before he was grabbed, police said.

Police said slightly more than one gram of methamphetamine along with six unused syringes were found on his possession. At the time, police said Jones was wanted on a charge of escape.

 

Police said officers responded to the Kingsford Heights area on a report of Jones pushing a wheelbarrow to possibly do some illegal dumping.