Rugby ND  (NDHP) On October 30, 2021, at 12:19 p.m. the North Dakota Highway Patrol was  engaged in a pursuit of a stolen motor vehicle. The trooper attempted to stop Arsenio James  on US Highway 2, approximately 11 miles east of Rugby. James fled eastbound on US  Highway 2 for roughly 47 miles. The motor vehicle was successfully spiked by the use of tire deflation devices on two separate occasions, but James continued to flee. The trooper ended  the pursuit by performing a pursuit intervention technique causing the motor vehicle to enter  the south ditch. James was taken into custody without further incident and transported to the  Lake Region Correction Center. Charges are pending.

Benson County Sheriff Department, Ramsey County Sheriff Department, Devils Lake Police  Department, and Rugby Police Department all assisted in the motor vehicle pursuit.