Charles Edward Brown

A Des Moines man is in custody after a police chase that started in Waukee Sunday.

According to Waukee Police, a Pontiac minivan was traveling west bound in the 14000 block of Southeast University at a high rate of speed just before 11pm Sunday.  A Waukee police officer observed the vehicle weaving in and out of traffic and running a red light at Boone Drive. The officer attempted to make a traffic stop but the driver instead took off, he was later identified as 33 year-old Charles Edward Brown of Des Moines.  The high speed chase continued into Des Moines and Johnston and reached speeds of 90 miles per hour.  During the chase, Brown also drove down a bike trail for several blocks and traveled in the opposite lane of traffic.  Officers from other agencies attempted to get Brown to run over stop sticks but be kept avoiding them, sometimes traveling off the road before finally coming to rest on the frontage road in the 4800 block of Merle Hay Road.

Brown surrendered to law enforcement once he got out of the vehicle.  He had several minor cuts but refused medical treatment.  Brown was booked into the Dallas County Jail on charges of eluding, driving with a suspended license and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Assisting Waukee police in the chase were the Iowa State Patrol, Des Moines, Police, Johnston Police, Polk County Sheriff’s Department and Urbandale Police.

This doesn’t appear to be brown’s first attempt at out running law enforcement.  A search of online court records revealed a 33 year-old Charles Edward Brown was discharged from custody on February 21st of this year for charges of eluding, robbery in the second degree, willful injury, escaping custody, driving without a license and possession of a controlled substance.

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