Joel Roberts/Credit: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
(KNZA)--A 19-year-old Oskaloosa man is facing multiple charges after authorities say he led law enforcement on a pursuit in Jefferson County on June 28.
According to a criminal complaint filed in Jefferson County District Court, Joel Roberts is charged with two felony counts of battery on a law enforcement officer, felony fleeing and attempting to elude law enforcement, felony interference with law enforcement, and one misdemeanor count of battery on a law enforcement officer.
Prosecutors allege Roberts fled from officers while driving recklessly before later allegedly battering multiple law enforcement officers, including one incident that resulted in serious injury, and another while confined in the Jefferson County Jail.
Roberts remains held in the Jefferson County Jail on a $100,000 bond.
A status hearing in the case has been set for July 23.








