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Submitted by admin1 on Wed, 08/23/2017 - 12:30

On Friday, Aug. 18, at 4:46 p.m., Crawford County deputies were dispatched to the village of Soldiers Grove to talk to Daniel E. Smyth, 59, about an unlawful use of a telephone.  

Earlier in the day, Smyth made comments about harming his family, and it was believed that he would be heading to the Richland County area. Deputies were able to locate Smyth on Tavern Road. Due to Smyth’s driving behavior, a traffic stop was initiated. During the traffic stop, Smyth was being uncooperative and was informed he was under arrest for disorderly conduct. Smyth was upset and accelerated quickly to get away from deputies.

A pursuit was called into the Crawford County Communications Center. Smyth turned north on Highway 61 towards Vernon County. Dispatch was advised to contact Vernon and Richland counties and inform them of the pursuit. Smyth turned around on Highway 61 to go back into Crawford County.

Speeds in the pursuit reached up to 100 miles per hour. The pursuit was called off for safety reasons.

The dispatch center was later notified by Vernon County Dispatch advising they had Smyth stopped on County Road J approximately one mile east of Highway 27.

Smyth was placed under arrest for knowingly fleeing an officer (a felony), resisting/obstructing, disorderly conduct, and unlawful use of a telephone, along with traffic violations. Smyth was transported to the Crawford County Jail.

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