A driver ran from a crashed Subaru after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase through Sherburne County, leaving behind meth, cash and loaded guns.
Vernon Paul Spoden, 44, of Crystal, faces seven charges: fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, second-degree drug possession, possessing ammunition or a firearm after a felony conviction, refusing a chemical test, driving without required restrictions, driving after cancellation for public safety reasons and fleeing a peace officer by a means other than a motor vehicle.
According to the complaint, a reporting party called dispatch to report a red Subaru swerving, running red lights and heading east on Highway 10 near Proctor Avenue. The reporting party followed the Subaru and flagged down law enforcement as the vehicle sped away, failed to stop at a stop sign and attempted to evade a traffic stop.
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