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Police arrest Butte man after high-speed chase Monday night

Posted at 4:43 PM, Feb 19, 2019
and last updated 2019-02-19 18:43:27-05

BUTTE – A 42-year-old man was arrested in Butte after leading police on a chase on the flat Monday evening.

Police allege Miles Willey refused to pull over for a patrol on Amherst Avenue about 10 p.m. Monday and drove at high speeds south on Harrison Avenue.

Willey abandoned the pickup truck on Motor View Road and tried to run away before being caught by police.

Willey was found with prescription pills and marijuana. He remains in jail.