Indiana Man Leads St. Cloud Police on Short Chase

ST. CLOUD - An Indiana man has been arrested after a short police chase.

St. Cloud police say the incident happened just after 12:30 a.m. on Friday near 10th Avenue and Highway 23.

Officers stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation.  The driver then took off and led police on a chase that lasted only .2 miles.  The driver then jumped out of the vehicle and tried to run.

Police arrested 23-year-old Armani Handy.  He's being held in Stearns County Jail and is expected to face charges of fleeing police.  He was also allegedly in possession of stolen property, a controlled substance, and did not have a valid driver's license.