An Anamosa man wanted by authorities has been apprehended.
The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says 42-year old Dustin Lacey was taken into custody in rural Central City shortly after 1 pm on Wednesday following an anonymous tip.
The Sheriff’s Office had reached out to the public asking for their assistance in locating Lacey after an incident on Tuesday night. Around 9:30 pm, deputies were in the Linn County area of Waubeek Road and Rowley Road looking for Lacey, who has an active arrest warrant for Third Degree Burglary. Deputies got into a pursuit with a Gold Cadillac Escalade, believed to be driven by Lacey. The pursuit went east on Waubeek Road from Rowley Road. Deputies quickly lost sight of the Cadillac due to the gravel dust. The immediate area was searched by deputies, but the Cadillac was not located.
Shortly after 11 pm Tuesday, a motorist reported a vehicle on its side in the road on Boy Scouts Road at Game Club Road. This was the Gold Cadillac Escalade from the earlier pursuit. Deputies along with a trooper from the Iowa State Patrol searched the area, but no one was found. The Delaware County Sheriff’s Office and the Monticello Police Department assisted with the use of drones to search the area. It is believed that the Cadillac was driven by Lacey, lost control at this intersection, and rolled, with Lacey able to exit the vehicle and leave the area.
After being apprehended on Wednesday afternoon, Lacey was taken to the Linn County Correctional Center and charged with Driving While License Under Suspension, Attempting to Elude, Careless Driving, Failure to Maintain Control, Failure to use Headlamps when required, and Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device.