After nearly two weeks of searching, a man who had been missing in the Birch Creek area in Pondera County was found and taken into custody Sunday evening in Heart Butte.

The individual, originally from Texas, is now being held at Pondera County Jail on a $25,000 bond for burglary; his name has not been released.

Brianna Juneau reports - watch the video here: Burglary suspect found after 11 days at large near Birch Creek

The Pondera County Sheriff’s Office says the incident began when deputies were advised of a suspicious person north of Birch Creek off Highway 89 on the Blackfeet Reservation.

A Sheriff's deputy and a Blackfeet law enforcement officer responded, but the man fled before they could locate him. His vehicle was later towed from the scene to Conrad for further investigatio

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