By TONY GUERRERO
Hays Post
A 47-year-old man from Ellis County led law enforcement on a brief high-speed pursuit on Saturday.
Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Tod Hileman said David James Juenemann allegedly stole a 2007 Dodge 2500 pickup, triggering a pursuit at about 9 a.m. on Interstate 70 in Ellis County.
Hileman said the pursuit lasted about eight minutes and extended into Russell County, with units from Ellis and Russell counties involved.
During the pursuit, Juenemann reportedly stopped in the middle of I-70, exited the vehicle and began doing pushups before allegedly continuing to flee in the pickup.
Hileman said Juenemann allegedly exceeded 100 mph during the pursuit before being apprehended near the 187-mile marker after the vehicle ran over spike strips.
Juenemann was booked into the Ellis County Jail on charges of alleged theft of property and aggravated battery. KHP is pursuing charges for alleged fleeing and eluding, Hileman said.