La Crosse Man, Accused of Leading Authorities on Chase, in Winona County Jail

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WINONA, Minn. (KWNO)-A La Crosse man is behind bars for allegedly leading multiple state, county, and local law enforcement agencies on a chase Sunday night.

The Winona County Sheriff’s Office, which assisted the State Patrol in the chase, says a trooper attempted to pull the suspect over on eastbound Interstate 90 in Olmsted County after reports of the subject discharging a firearm from the vehicle. The suspect refused to pull over and led authorities on a chase through Winona County, according to authorities.

Officers say the suspect avoided stop sticks near the Houston exit and at one point entered the westbound lanes of I-90 while still traveling east. The suspect ran into stop sticks near the Dakota exit and fled his vehicle on foot near the Dresbach exit, law enforcement officials say.

Authorities say the state patrol helicopter later located 34-year-old Dionte J, Jenkins. He was arrested roughly two hours after the attempted traffic stop for suspicion of fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle.

St. Charles, Lewiston, and Winona Police Departments joined the Winona County Sheriff’s Office in assisting the state patrol.