TOPEKA (KSNT) - The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office says a local man is in custody following a brief foot chase in north Topeka on Monday.
The chase began just before 2 a.m. on Jan. 8 when a deputy pulled over a vehicle near the intersection of Northwest Grant Street and Northwest Logan Street. The vehicle was spotted without a license plate, according to the sheriff's office.
Once the vehicle stopped, the driver exited and fled the area. Law enforcement took the 29-year-old Topeka man into custody and found he had 'dirty 30' pills, methamphetamine and a handgun. He was arrested and taken to the Shawnee County Department of Corrections on charges including:
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