CHICO, Calif. - The Butte County Sheriff's Office arrested a Chico man on Monday night after a high speed pursuit involving a motorcycle.

Authorities say that at around 10:08 p.m. Monday, a deputy with the Butte County Sheriff's Office tried to perform a traffic stop on a white Harley Davidson motorcycle in the area of East Eaton Road and Morseman Avenue.

The rider of the motorcycle, identified as 40-year-old Michael Healy of Chico, took off from the deputy at high speed toward Cohasset, leading authorities on a 23-mile pursuit.

The Butte County Sheriff's Office says the pursuit came to a conclusion on Cohasset Road at a dead end, where Healy attempted to escape from the deputy on foot.

Authorities say that the deputy caught up with Healy on a trail and managed to safely apprehended h

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