WEST FARGO — A 43-year-old man has been accused of fleeing West Fargo officers in a stolen vehicle.

Jake Curtis Baumann, of Fargo, appeared Friday, Aug. 8, in Cass County District Court on felony charges of possessing meth, theft and fleeing. The West Fargo Police Department said its officers tried to stop Baumann at 11:13 p.m. Thursday in the 800 block of Main Avenue East for multiple traffic violations.

Baumann fled in an orange Volkswagen Beetle with dealer plates, which officers recognized as reported stolen from Moorhead, according to court documents. Officers rammed the vehicle to make it stop in the 1200 block of Main Avenue East, but Bauman fled on foot, the release said.

He was quickly arrested, police said. No one was injured, and the vehicle was returned to the owner, the rel

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