CAVENDISH — A Springfield man has been arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase through Cavendish, Vermont.
Bradley Elliot, 39, was charged with Attempting to Elude, Negligent Operation, Violation of Conditions of Release, and Criminal DLS.
According to police, troopers were conducting case follow-up in Cavendish for reported suspicious activity involving a black pickup truck when they observed a vehicle matching that description and attempted to stop it for an observed violation.
The operator of the vehicle, later identified as Elliot, failed to stop and fled the scene at a high rate of speed, operating in a negligent manner.
Officers with the Chester Police Department later located the truck at a residence on Baltimore Road, in Springfield.
Elliot was found slumped over in the front seat of the vehicle and was arrested.
Elliot was ordered to be held on $500 bail and is cited to appear in Windsor County Criminal Court on April 7 at 12:30 p.m.
This is an ongoing investigation.