DES MOINES, Iowa —

A 25-year-old man is in custody Thursday afternoon following a narcotics investigation and police pursuit in Des Moines.

Des Moines police say narcotics investigators were following up on a complaint of illegal narcotics activity in the area of 17th Street and University Avenue. Shortly after 4 p.m., those investigators requested a patrol unit conduct a traffic stop of a Chevrolet Silverado pickup.

The driver of the pickup, identified as Otis Crayton, refused to stop and led police on a pursuit for approximately 10 minutes. An officer was able to end the pursuit with a PIT maneuver in the 4400 block of Franklin Avenue and Crayton was taken into custody.

The incident remains under investigation and charges are pending.

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