Canton Juvenile Arrested after Chase

March 09, 2016

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A JUVENILE MALE FROM CANTON, SOUTH DAKOTA WAS ARRESTED ON SUNDAY AFTER LEADING AUTHORITIES ON A PURSUIT THAT BEGAN IN SOUTH DAKOTA, AND ENDED IN LYON COUNTY, NEAR THE WEST LYON HIGH SCHOOL. A STOLEN VEHICLE WAS BEING PURSUED BY THE CANTON, SOUTH DAKOTA POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS STOLEN OUT OF SIOUX FALLS, WITH A LOADED HAND GUN INSIDE OF IT. THE PURSUIT CONTINUED TO INWOOD AND WENT NORTH ON HIGHWAY 182. A LYON COUNTY DEPUTY WAS ABLE TO DEPLOY STOP STICKS WHICH THE VEHICLE STRUCK, FLATTENING THE FRONT TWO TIRES. LYON COUNTY DEPUTIES AND CANTON, SD POLICE PURSUED THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE WEST LYON HIGH SCHOOL. THE DRIVER, A JUVENILE MALE FROM CANTON, SD, WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE JUVENILE WAS CHARGED WITH ELUDING, A SERIOUS MISDEMEANOR AND OPERATING WITHOUT OWNER’S CONSENT, AN AGGRAVATED MISDEMEANOR. THE JUVENILE WAS THEN RELEASED TO HIS MOTHER IN CANTON, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TAKEN INTO CUSTODY BY THE CANTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. (SW)