Pursuit leads to drug arrest in Idaho Falls

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Idaho State Police
District 6 1540 Foote Dr.
Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402-1828
(208) 528-3400 FAX: (208) 528-3485

For Immediate Release: 04/01/2020 12:55 p.m.
Please direct questions to the District Office

On Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 6:16 p.m., Idaho State Police was involved in a vehicle pursuit in Idaho Falls beginning at Broadway and I15. Jordan Lucas, 26, of Fort Walton Beach, FL, was driving a 1994 Honda Civic. Lucas refused to pull over during a traffic stop and a pursuit ensued. A P.I.T. maneuver was utilized and Lucas fled from the vehicle on foot for a short time. Lucas resisted arrest and troopers used a taser to subdue him.

Lucas was transported the East Idaho Regional Medical Center and was medically cleared for transporting to the jail. He was then transported to the Bonneville County Jail. Lucas was charged with felony fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, felony possession of heroin and felony possession of methamphetamine.

Lucas was also charged with resisting and obstructing officers, possession of marijuana, and possession of paraphernalia.
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