ROCHESTER, Minn. – A combination of good police work and luck led to the arrest of an inveterate drug dealer who led police on a 100-mph chase on Highway 14 east of Rochester. The chase was about 11:50 p.m. on August 14. Details of the chase and eventual arrest were in a criminal complaint when Troy Ingalls, 49, of Austin, was arraigned 17 dys later before a judge. In the chase the pursuing deputy got the license plate before abandoning the chase out of concern for public safety. This was after quick and dangerous evasive turns. It so happens that the deputy had seen the vehicle earlier in the day in the 5100 block of Highway 14 in the Marion area. The deputy went back to the house, rapped the door, and asked for Ingalls. He wasn’t there, but while questioning the resident, the man’s cell phone buzzed. The phone was on speaker mode. Ingalls said: ”Don’t tell them it was me.” The arrest followed. In court, the judge set bail at $20,000. The charge: A felony fleeing an officer. Also, there already was a new warrant for Ingalls’ arrest. Court records show that Ingalls has a rap sheet of felony convictions for assault, drug sales and drug possession.
Ingalls. Police chase lasted five minutes before it was apparent to the pursuing deputy to be too dangerous to continue.