DULUTH, MN (KDAL) – On Sunday, law enforcement agencies were alerted to watch for a vehicle involved in a domestic incident in Isanti County.
They were advised that the suspect was in possession of a weapon, was a threat to the general public and was believed to be traveling northbound.
St. Louis County Sheriff Deputies located the vehicle on Highway 53 near the Grey Road and began a pursuit.
Attempts to stop the vehicle using spike sticks was unsuccessful and the suspect then crashed through construction barricades south of Eveleth. The suspect then hit a squad car nearly head-on and another squad was able to pin the suspect’s vehicle ending the pursuit.
The suspect, identified as 38 year old Erik Michael Rust of Ely, was taken into custody and jailed in Virginia. Charges include 2nd and 4th degree assault, fleeing in a motor vehicle, driving after revocation and additional charges that he will face in Isanti County.
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