MASON CITY – A Nora Springs man is in jail after successfully eluding law enforcement Monday evening on an ATV and then on foot.
Cole Thomas Wickwire, age 19, is now in jail, charged with a plethora of crimes, including driving while barred, eluding law enforcement, operating ATV on roadway, failure to obey stop or yield sign (three counts), speeding, and driving while barred. Cerro Gordo deputies served warrants on Wickwire early Wednesday morning, July 16th, at about 2:00 AM when he turned himself in, Sheriff Kevin Pals said.
Wickwire proved to be a crafty man Monday evening, leaving law enforcement scratching their heads as he ran into a wooded area after abandoning his ATV. The Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that at about 5:50 PM, a deputy attempted to stop an ATV that was operating on a roadway at the 19000 block of Yucca Avenue near Nora Springs, driven by Wikwire. He refused to stop, and fled into the Shell Rock River Preserve. Wickwire then abandoned the ATV and continued to flee on foot into a wooded area. Several warrants were issued for his arrest, and he remained at-large until Wednesday.
SUBJECT IS INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY
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Another POS!!!
Finally! Thank God. I was having trouble sleeping knowing this ATV rider was at-large.
@Philly-It does seem like a waste of resources to go after the guy that hard. He would have come out sooner or later. Seems like they might have put the effort into going after some doppers and other thieves.
I don’t know LVS, peter might have a point here after all ATV’s do have a loud exhaust.
They do? Hmm. I suppose any internal combustion engine without a proper muffler exhaust system would sound loud…but unmuffled Harley’s are still louder. Like I’ve said before, I’d be willing to compromise with legislators to give motorcycles a slightly louder muffler for safety purposes providing they are not throttling it in residential neighborhoods. Trucks and cars that remove their mufflers or put glass packs in? Unless they are a Classic Car on their way to a crawl: NO WAY.