James J. Fitch of Knoxville is currently being held in the Marion County Jail on $5,000 bond, after being held under the custody of the Des Moines VA Medical Center. Fitch is charged with 2nd degree motor vehicle theft and eluding police after he allegedly stole a vehicle from the Knoxville 66 and led authorities on a high speed pursuit before being apprehended in the early morning hours of December 17th.