A Sioux Falls man appeared in Rock County District Court Wednesday on felony charges of fleeing a peace officer.
According to court documents, South Dakota authorities pursued 25-year-old Jordan Glenn Shannon into Minnesota early Tuesday morning and eventually apprehended him near Rushmore.
The complaint states that Rock County deputies were on duty at 2:44 a.m. March 28 when they were alerted to a fleeing vehicle in South Dakota nearing the Minnesota state line.
The pursuit was on what becomes County Road 4 in Rock County, and the vehicle was described as a black Volkswagon with no plates and nonfunctioning taillights.
Two Rock County deputies proceeded in that direction to intercept the vehicle, and South Dakota officers stopped their pursuit at the state line.
According to the complaint, one of the deputies spotted the Volkswagon parked under the I-90 overpass just west of Beaver Creek.
When the squad turned around, Shannon reportedly took off through Beaver Creek, traveling 75 mph in the 30 mph zone.
With sirens and lights activated, the deputy followed the Volkswagon as it turned south on County Road 6 and entered I-90 headed eastbound at a sustained speed of roughly 120 mph — up to 135 mph.
The Minnesota State Patrol deployed stop sticks on I-90 near the Rushmore exit in Nobles County, and when the Volkswagon cleared the strips, it slowed and left the interstate at the Rushmore exit.
The complaint states that Shannon traveled another 400 feet before stopping. Law enforcement made contact with him at gunpoint ordering him to show his hands, which he did. But he did not comply with orders to get out of the vehicle, and instead drove off again.
The tires were partially disabled from the stop sticks and the vehicle traveled another 400 feet before stopping. At this point Shannon reportedly complied and was arrested without incident.
When asked why he ran, Shannon reportedly said that he had just bought the car and wanted to “see what it could do.” The complaint states that he also told law enforcement, “at least now you had a little excitement.”
Officers reportedly noticed a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and in the center console they found a container of marijuana seeds, a grinder, a baggy of marijuana and a black pipe with marijuana residue.
Shannon was transported to the Nobles County Jail where he was read the Miranda warning. He said he noticed law enforcement behind him, but sped away instead of stopping so that he could see what the car would do.
He said he no longer saw a squad behind him as he entered Minnesota, so he stopped under the I-90 bridge to smoke some cigarettes and let his dog out to pee.
He again admitted he saw officers behind him but wanted to see what his car would do.
He also admitted the grinder and marijuana were his.
Fleeing a peace officer is a felony offense that carries a maximum penalty of three years and one day, a $5,000 fine or both.
Shannon was also charged possession of drug paraphernalia.