Great Bend Post

GREAT BEND – Police in Great Bend arrested a suspect on Wednesday after a chase by car and on foot.

The Sheriff Department reported just after 7 p.m. deputy Alex Lomas observed a vehicle at the intersection of Broadway and McKinley that failed to stop at a stoplight.

The deputy attempted to stop the vehicle by activating his lights and siren. The vehicle refused to stop and proceeded east on Broadway, south on Washington, turned on to 12th Street, and was blocked in by another sheriff patrol car.

The driver attempted to run from the deputies on foot, was subdued and taken into custody.

The driver was identified as Trey Michael Schartz, age 32, Great Bend.

Schartz was transported to the Barton County Jail without incident and booked on numerous charges; including fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer, reckless driving, transporting an open container and numerous traffic and liquor violations.

Schartz remains in jail awaiting bond.