Eldon man facing multiple charges after vehicle chase goes through Lewis, Marion counties

LEWISTOWN, Mo. — An Eldon, Mo., man was arrested April 11 on multiple charges after a vehicle pursuit through Lewis County and into Marion County.

A Lewis County Sheriff’s Department deputy was on routine patrol and noticed a vehicle that seemed to be broken down on Missouri Route 6 near Granite Avenue in Lewistown. The deputy requested an ID from the driver, which he gave to the deputy. The driver fled in his vehicle, going west on Route 6. 

The deputy initiated a pursuit which traveled through gravel roads. The suspect ran off the road several times. The vehicle then traveled into Marion County, where deputies used spike strips to stop the vehicle. Harold D. Fogle, 63, was arrested on an outstanding Missouri Department of Corrections parole warrant and placed in the Lewis County Jail.

The Lewis County Sheriff’s Department sought official charges through Prosecuting Attorney Chelsea Fellinger, who applied for a warrant. Judge Corey Moon issued the warrant on April 16. 

Fogle later was charged with possession of a controlled substance, a Class D felony; resisting arrest by fleeing, a Class E felony; possession of drug paraphernalia, a Class D misdemeanor; no valid operator’s license, a Class A misdemeanor; and careless and imprudent operation of a vehicle, a Class A misdemeanor.

Mr. Fogle remains in the Lewis County Jail on a $50,000 bond.

The sheriff’s department was assisted by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Marion County Sheriff’s Department.