(KNZA)--An Atchison man arrested in June after fleeing on foot from Horton police following a short vehicle pursuit has been sentenced to nearly 3 years in prison.
39-year-old Nichlos Norton was sentenced Monday in Brown County District Court to 34 months in prison on a charge of possession of methamphetamine and to 6 months in prison on a charge of attempting to elude a police officer.
The sentences were ordered to be served at the same time.
Norton pleaded no contest to the charges in July. In exchange for the plea, four additional counts were dismissed.
A Horton police officer attempted to stop Norton during the morning hours of June 19th for a traffic violation and a chase ensued. Norton fled out of the Horton city limits east on U.S. 73 Highway and then turned north onto Nighthawk Road where he drove into a ditch and fled on foot into a heavily wooded area.
He was arrested following a five-hour search.
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