Man dressed as woman taken into custody after high speed chase in Rexburg
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UPDATE: Authorities identify the suspect involved in Thursday’s crash.
UPDATE:
Capt. Randy Lewis of the Rexburg Police Department says Rexburg police were notified by Madison County Dispatch around 2:30 p.m. Thursday that law enforcement officers were pursuing a vehicle from Fremont County that was headed into town.
Rexburg police were ready when the suspect entered city limits. Lewis said he was going 50 mph on side streets. Police had him cornered at JB’s Restaurant on West Main Street, but he got away and damaged a shed.
Six cars were damaged when the crash ended on Main and Center Street, including the suspect’s. He had a four-wheeler in the back.
“We believe he is the man wanted in connection with the Guns N Gear burglary (in Idaho Falls),” Lewis told EastIdahoNews.com.
Idaho Falls police have not confirmed the man’s connection with the burglary, which happened Tuesday.
The suspect, whose name has not yet been released, is being treated at Madison Memorial Hospital and will be booked into the Madison County Jail, Lewis said.
ORIGINAL STORY:
REXBURG — A man has been taken into custody after a high-speed chase that ended on the corner of Center Street and Main Street in Rexburg.
The accident involved a white truck carrying an ATV and at least two other vehicles.
Multiple law enforcement sources say the man driving the white truck matches the description of the man who burglarized Guns N Gear in Idaho Falls on Tuesday morning. When he arrested, witnesses say the man was wearing a black wig and was dressed as a woman.
The identity of the individual has not been confirmed by police.
A woman and a child in one of the other vehicles that was impacted were transported to Madison Memorial Hospital.
Law enforcement says the pursuit started in Fremont County before entering Madison County.
EastIdahoNews.com has a crew on the scene and will update this story with new information as we receive it.