Jamestown (JPD/Maj Blinsky) On Tuesday evening at approximately 9:38  a Jamestown Police Officer attempted to stop a vehicle near the area of the 300 block of 4 Ave SE in Jamestown for a driving violation. The vehicle did not immediately stop and eventually accelerated to elude Law Enforcement Officers. The vehicle, which was a 2007 Chevy Impala, continued to drive through the southeast area of town and eventually entered the southwest quadrant of Jamestown.

At approximately 9:45-p.m.  the male driver stopped the vehicle in the area of Holiday Park Village in southwest Jamestown and ran from the vehicle on foot. A brief foot pursuit ensued between the male suspect and Jamestown Police Officers.

At 9:46 -p.m.,  the male suspect was taken into custody, without further incident, in a backyard of a residence in Holiday Park Village. A Jamestown Police Officer did receive a minor injury during the foot pursuit, which required medical attention, but was later released.

The male suspect has been identified as 19-year-old Christian Moore of Jamestown. Moore was arrested on suspicion of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Driving while license was suspended, Failure to Halt, Fleeing or attempting to elude in a Motor Vehicle, and Reckless Driving. Moore was transported by ambulance to the Jamestown Regional Medical Center for medical clearance and then transported to Stutsman County Corrections, to await formal charges.

The Jamestown Police Department was assisted by the Stutsman County Sheriff’s Office and Jamestown Area Ambulance, during the incident, which remains under investigation.