Oklahoma County Deputies Arrest Man After Early Morning Pursuit

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OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma County Sheriff's deputies arrested a man after an early morning pursuit.

Just before 2 a.m. Sunday a deputy tried to conduct a traffic stop after a car he was driving behind hit a guardrail at S.E. 44 street and I-35. When the deputy turned on his lights and sirens, the suspect drove off at a high rate of speed.

The pursuit ended nearly 10 minutes later when the suspect pulled over near I-35 & N.E. 10th Street.

The suspect, 44-year-old Elias Ortiz resisted arrest, but deputies were able to gain control of the suspect.

When Ortiz was booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center, officers found a small bag of methamphetamine on Ortiz.

Ortiz was booked on complaints of DUI, eluding police, resisting arrest, assault and battery on an officer and possession of contraband inside a penal institution.