Florida Man Arrested After Van Buren County Motorcycle Chase

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Van Buren County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a 24-year-old Florida man on several charges after he tried to outrun police on a motorcycle. A deputy tried to pull him over in the 15-thousand block of 52½ Street in Columbia Township around 2:30 a.m. today, and he took off going 50 to 60 miles-an-hour. He was not familiar with the roads and went down a dead-end part of 52½ Street and crashed in the gravel toward the street’s end. Officers found a Smith and Wesson revolver in the bike that was reported stolen in Illinois. The man is charged with fleeing and eluding, possession of a stolen firearm, felon in possession of a firearm, CCW violation, driving on a suspended license, driving without insurance, and driving an unregistered vehicle.