A Fernwood, Idaho, man was arrested Tuesday morning in Pullman following a high-speed car chase that ended when the suspect crashed his vehicle into Trinity Lutheran Church off Lynbecker Rd., according to a press release from the Whitman County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies say the incident started when the Sheriff’s office initiated pursuit on Wawawai Rd. after locating a suspect they believe to be connected to a harassment incident that was reported on Monday night.
In the report, the suspect, later identified as 45-year-old David Pock, was allegedly searching for his girlfriend at a residence she was not at. Pock then allegedly threatened to put a flare in the caller’s boyfriend’s vehicle.
It was also reported in this harassment call that Pock allegedly had a bow and arrow and a flare in his hands at the time of the incident, according to call logs.
Pock was seen driving Tuesday morning on State Route 194 and Highway 195. The chase began after Pock refused to stop for deputies and fled through Pullman on side streets while driving at high speeds, according to the press release.
The vehicle chase ended with Pock’s crash, but the pursuit continued on foot until Pock was apprehended a short way away from the scene of the accident.
Pock was booked into the Whitman County Jail Tuesday on charges of 2nd-degree assault and felony eluding, according to the county inmate registry.
The Whitman County Sheriff’s office is still actively investigating this incident, according to the press release.
Pock made his first court appearance Wednesday afternoon following his arrest and was placed on a $100,000 bond by Roger Sandburg, the Whitman County Superior Court Judge presiding over the case. Pock is currently being held without bail.
Pock currently has an outstanding warrant from Benewah County, Idaho, for unlawful possession of a firearm, drug possession, and injury to a child, according to Benewah County warrant records.
Pock allegedly has an extensive criminal record beyond the outstanding warrant, including multiple felony convictions for vehicular assault, eluding, and illegal possession of a firearm dating back to 2005, according to the Whitman County inmate booking website.
