SALINE COUNTY — Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect in custody after a two-county chase.

Just before 8p.m. Sunday, a Saline County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to pull over a Ford Escort station wagon in the 2600 block of West Waterwell Road for giving an improper signal and having an expired tag, according to Sheriff Roger Soldan.

The driver identified as Cody Denio, 24,  fled the scene traveling at high rates of speed on rural roads throughout Saline County.

Denio left the vehicle and fled on foot into a field near the intersection of Twelfth and Pawnee in McPherson County,  according to Soldan.

Deputies found him early Monday morning while he was walking along a rural road in McPherson County.

Denio faces charges in Saline County that include fleeing and eluding, expired registration, no proof of insurance, driving while suspended, and multiple traffic infractions, according to Soldan.

Denio has previous convictions for theft and burglary, according to the Kansas Department of Corrections.