Two-state chase results in arrest

Former Custer resident Joshua Holtquist is free on bond after being arrested last week in the wake of leading sheriff’s deputies from two states on a pursuit from Central City to Wyoming and back into South Dakota.

The incident began at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, when a motorist reported a driver was following him and firing gunshots from his vehicle. Lead police officer Paul Witcraft and Lawrence County sheriff’s deputy Joe Leveque responded to the call and caught up with the pickup Holtquist was driving. After pulling Holtquist over and approaching the truck, Holtquist took off, driving at a high rate of speed, driving west out of Lead toward Weston County, Wyo.

As the chase entered Wyoming, Wyoming Highway Patrol officers took over. The chase then came back toward South Dakota. The chase ended on North Pole Road when Holtquist parked his truck and ran away. Custer County sheriff’s deputies were also involved in the pursuit.

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