Covert Man Arrested After Police Chase

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A 54-year-old Covert man is facing charges after a chase with a Van Buren County sheriff’s deputy Tuesday. The sheriff’s department says the deputy was on routine patrol around 6:45 p.m. on 48th Avenue near County Road 703 in Covert Township when he spotted a driver with a suspended license. The deputy tried to pull over the suspect’s vehicle, but the driver fled northbound on CR 703, at one point leading the deputy through a private yard. The vehicle pursuit ended in the 78,000 block of 48th Avenue, where the suspect tried to flee on foot. From there, the sheriff’s deputy was able use a taser to stop the suspect, and the arrest was made. The suspect is now charged with fleeing and eluding, driving without a license, and driving with no insurance. His name has not been released.