The Brookings Register
BROOKINGS COUNTY — It was more or less all hands on deck for area law enforcers on Wednesday morning as a vehicle pursuit that started in Ivanhoe, Minnesota, roared through Brookings County at …
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BROOKINGS COUNTY — It was more or less all hands on deck for area law enforcers on Wednesday morning as a vehicle pursuit that started in Ivanhoe, Minnesota, roared through Brookings County at over 100 mph before ending at a home a few miles south of Colman.
Coty Tellinghuisen, 39, of Pipestone, Minnesota, was arrested following the end of the pursuit, which was estimated to have covered 70 miles, and involved seven law enforcement agencies.
According to information from the sheriff’s and state’s attorney’s offices in Brookings and Moody counties, he is facing several charges. In Brookings County, the charges are aggravated eluding and reckless driving. In Moody County, the charges are first-degree burglary, aggravated eluding and reckless driving.
In addition to that, Lincoln County, Minnesota, is also investigating the incident, but hadn’t filed charges as of Thursday afternoon, according to Glen Petersen, the state’s attorney there. Additionally, Tellinghuisen is facing several warrants out of Pipestone County, Minnesota, per the probable cause statement from the Brookings County State’s Attorney’s Office.
The felony Minnesota warrants are two for possession of a controlled substance, possession 25 grams or more of methamphetamine, and use of a police radio during commission of a crime.
Bond was set at $5,000 in Brookings County and $10,000 in Moody County. Tellinghuisen met the bond for Brookings County, but remained in the Brookings County Detention Center as of Thursday afternoon awaiting a second bond hearing in Moody County.
The incident’s narrative, per a news release from the Brookings County Sheriff’s Office, goes as follows:
— Contact Mondell Keck at mkeck@brookingsregister.com.