Man Calls 911 About Booze - Leads Police On Chase - Arrested

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COON RAPIDS, Iowa --A man who police say pointed a gun at police before leading officers on a chase was arrested. Gary Michael Ritchie, 53, of Coon Rapids, fled from police after he called 911 at least four times about a problem he was having with neighbors, police said.

Ritchie was drinking at a neighbor's house Saturday night when he become unruly and was asked to leave, police said.

He later called 911 asking police to help him retrieve a bottle of pure-grain alcohol he left at the neighbor's, police said.

Police Chief Joel Roetman went to the neighbor's and then to Ritchie's, where Ritchie pointed a gun at Roetman, court records show.

Ritchie then drove off, leading police on a chase that ended when county deputies placed stop sticks on the road, flattening the tires on Roetman's car south of Scranton, records show.

Police say Ritchie led them on a foot chase into a cornfield, where officers were unable to find him.

Ritchie was arrested at his home on Sunday.

He was charged with assault on a peace officer, going armed with intent and eluding officers.

He was being held Tuesday in the Carroll County jail under $29,250.

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[BikeWriter]

1. Pure-grain alcohol is heavy duty shit.