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Man arrested after allegedly leading police on multi-parish tractor chase
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YOUNGSVILLE, La. (KLFY) -- A man is in custody after allegedly leading police on a chase across parish lines in a stolen tractor, authorities said.
Mark Ardoin, 47, has been booked into the Lafayette Parish Jail and is being transferred to Vermilion Parish Jail, where he will be charged with felony theft of a motor vehicle and aggravated flight from an officer.
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff's Office received a report at approximately 9 a.m. Tuesday of a stolen tractor in the Youngsville area, within Vermilion Parish. The tractor was spotted near the Woodlawn Bridge on La. 82. The tractor then traveled on Woodlawn Road to Bourque Road, near La. 92, where an officer from the Maurice Police Department attempted a traffic stop on the tractor.
The driver of the tractor attempted to run the Maurice Police officer off the road and fled from the scene, authorities said. Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office patrol deputies arrived and made several attempts at stopping the tractor before the driver crossed the Vermilion Parish-Lafayette Parish line.
Louisiana State Police, Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, Youngsville Police Department and
Broussard Police Department were all contacted for assistance in stopping the tractor. Spike strips were deployed, and the tractor was eventually rendered immobile at the intersection of Ambassador Caffery Parkway and South Morgan Avenue in Broussard, officials said.
Bond details were not released.