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Drivers arrested after pursuits
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Barton County Sheriff Brian Bellendir said a pursuit Wednesday evening in Great Bend started after a deputy saw motorist run a red light.Deputy Alex Lomas reported seeing the traffic infraction at 7:11 p.m. at the intersection of Broadway and McKinley St. He attempted to stop the vehicle by activating his lights and siren, but the driver refused to stop and went east on Broadway.“The vehicle then continued to flee south on Washington and turned on to 12th Street, at which time it was blocked in by another sheriff patrol car,” Bellendir stated in a news release. “The driver attempted to flee from the deputies on foot, at which time he was subdued and taken into custody. The driver was identified as Trey Michael Schartz, age 32, of Great Bend.