BELL COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - The Bell County Sheriff’s Department arrested a man on several charges after a chase on Nov. 5.

A deputy issued a traffic stop on Exeter Avenue in Middlesboro after observing a black minibike with two people going past the speed limit with no lights.

The driver fled away before stopping on 25th Street and Exeter Avenue.

The passenger riding along got off the bike and ran toward Winchester Avenue.

The deputy chased the man into oncoming traffic, posing a serious risk of danger.

The man being chased dropped a clear plastic baggie containing a brown substance.

The deputy lost sight of the man, but was told by several people, he had removed his sweatshirt and was now wearing a black t-shirt.

Eventually, the man was found and arrested.

After being searched, an

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