by Randy Picking ~ Salina Post

An attempted stop of a vehicle on I-70 Thursday morning for a registration issue, led to a chase that wound up in the north side of Chapman.

Trooper Ben Gardner with the Kansas Highway Patrol says the chase began around 10:00am when the vehicle did not stop and went east on I-70, exiting at the Chapman Exit.

The vehicle stopped and the driver got out and began running southbound, but a passenger remained and was handcuffed.

Seventeen Kansas Highway Patrol Troopers arrived on the scene and formed a perimeter and a plane was also called in from Salina to help in the search for the white male that ran.

Due to the fact that a elementary school was in the area, the school was placed on lock down.

Just before 11:00 am the male who ran was apprehended near a tree line.

The driver will face charges of fleeing and eluding. The passenger is being detained until the investigation is concluded.

Trooper Gardner also said that the occupants of the car were throwing things out of the car while they were still on the interstate.