JAMESTOWN, ND (KXNET ) — The man arrested following a high-speed chase near Jamestown earlier this week is now facing felony charges.
Chance Standridge was arrested April 30 after a highway patrol trooper tried pulling him over for speeding on I-94.
The trooper says Standridge then sped up over 120 miles an hour, cutting through a ditch, driving into a farmyard and then heading into Jamestown. At that point, the trooper ended the pursuit.
Jamestown police caught up with Standridge after troopers say he crashed into another driver and didn’t stop.
Standridge is now charged with reckless endangerment and fleeing a police officer.
Investigators say Standridge, who’s from Mandan, was also driving with a suspended license.
Standridge will be in court in Jamestown this afternoon. His trial is scheduled for September.
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Original Story April 30, 2024:
JAMESTOWN, ND (KXNET) — A 27-year-old man from Mandan is facing a slew of charges following a high-speed pursuit and property crash in Jamestown.
On April 30 around 11:55 a.m., a North Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper attempted to stop a vehicle for speeding on I-94 near milepost 271 in Stutsman County. The driver continued to flee at high speeds towards Jamestown.
The driver exited I-94 at Bloom (exit 262) and continued at high speeds. Prior to entering Jamestown, the ND Highway Patrol Trooper discontinued the pursuit.
The Mandan man continued into Jamestown at high speeds and crashed into another vehicle, driven by a 65-year-old Jamestown man, near the railroad tracks on 3rd Street and 12th Avenue Southeast.
Man leads police on chase, stand-off with knife, hammer The Jamestown man was not injured in the crash and the Mandan man fled the scene of the property crash at high speeds, driving through Jamestown.
The Jamestown Police Department was able to locate the driver and take him into custody near the 1500 block of 4th Avenue Northwest in Jamestown.
The Mandan man was arrested and faces the following initial charges:
- Fleeing a police officer in a motor vehicle
- Reckless endangerment extreme indifference
- Leaving the scene of a crash involving damage
- Careless driving
- Driving under suspension (DUS)
- No liability insurance
- Outstanding warrants:
- Carrying a concealed firearm or dangerous weapon
- Possession of a controlled substance
- Possession of drug paraphernalia x2
- DUS (x2)
- Probation revocation
He was booked into the Stutsman County Correctional Center in Jamestown.
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