A man with eight prior felony convictions and six open felony cases across three Minnesota counties is charged after leading deputies on a dirt bike chase that ended in a crash in Vadnais Heights.

Cole Anthony Meadows, 24, of Mora, is charged with felony fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle in Ramsey County. The charge carries a maximum sentence of three years and one day in prison.

According to the criminal complaint, a Ramsey County deputy was on patrol on Highway 96 in Shoreview around 5:25 p.m. on Thursday, March 13, when he came upon an off-road dirt bike traveling on the right shoulder at a high rate of speed. The bike had two people on it and no license plate.