Drug-addled driver arrested after slow-speed pursuit through Rochelle

ROCHELLE, Ill. (WTVO) — Jacob Feiden, 32, of Mount Carroll was arrested after a chase with the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, and was charged with aggravated fleeing to elude and driving under the influence of drugs.

According to the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, at 2:15 a.m. Tuesday, deputies were notified by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office that they were involved in a chase with the driver of a 2013 Kia Soul that was headed east on Illinois Route 38.

Ogle County deputies located the offender just east of Rochelle, and used stop sticks to blow out the tires and disable the vehicle just as it entered the city limits.

However, the driver continued to flee police at slow speeds through the city, police said.

Police deployed additional stop sticks as the vehicle headed north on US 251 and east on IL Route 64.

The driver, Jacob Feiden, 32, of Mount Carroll, eventually stopped at the intersection of Lynnville Road and Route 64, where he was placed under arrest.

Police said Feiden was then taken to the hospital for an unknown medical issue.

He was charged with aggravated fleeing to elude and driving under the influence of drugs.

After his stay in the hospital, Feiden was taken to the Ogle County Jail, processed, and then released with a notice to appear at a future court date.