A car chase began in Knoxville at 9:45 Thursday evening when a Ford F-150 was spotted running a stop sign by a Knoxville Police officer. Chief Aaron Fuller tells KNIA/KRLS News that a pursuit began on E Main Street, and the suspect turned south on Attica Road and continued south out of town on Highway 5. Knoxville Police stopped their pursuit upon learning that the suspect had been stopped and identified earlier that evening by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

The chase entered Monroe County, reaching speeds between 80 and 100 miles per hour, and ended in Appanoose County. At 10:11 p.m., at the intersection of Highway 5 and J-18 in Appanoose County, Deputy Sheriff Jordan Harvey, a three-and-a-half year member of the Appanoose County Sheriff’s Office, attempted to deploy stop-sticks in an effort to disable the truck and end the pursuit. The driver of the F-150, identified as 44-year old Scott Ammon of Albia, eluded the stop-sticks by leaving the roadway and driving into a farm field. Ammon then directed the vehicle towards Deputy Harvey, who discharged his service weapon twice, striking the lower portion of the F-150.

After Deputy Harvey discharged his weapon, the F-150 continued into a parking lot, where it struck the Lighthouse Church before returning to the road and, ultimately stuck a utility pole. Ammon was not injured.

Following the pursuit, Ammon was taken to the Monroe County Jail. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation is conducting a third-party investigation. Deputy Harvey was not injured, and has been placed on administrative leave.