T-R PHOTO BY JONATHAN MEYER — Officers from the Meskwaki Tribal Police and the Tama and Marshall County sheriff’s offices were all on the scene Monday afternoon as a high speed chase that began west of Marshalltown ended at the Travel Plaza.

An Illinois man reached speeds of over 120 miles per hour traveling east along Highway 30 through Marshall County during a 20-mile pursuit before he was finally stopped and arrested at the Meskwaki Travel Plaza in Tama County on Monday afternoon.

According to Sheriff Joel Phillips, a Marshall County deputy checked the speed of a 2020 blue Ford passenger car at 110 mph in a 65 mph zone near Highway 30 mile marker 181 at approximately 1:15 p.m. The driver, later identified as 28-year-old Keenon Davis of Northlake, Ill., failed to yield as the deputy initiated the traffic stop for excessive speed.

As Davis approached the intersection of Highway 30 and Jessup Avenue, the vehicle initially pulled over on the shoulder. The driver then accelerated, completing a U-turn and heading east on the highway.

As deputies continued to pursue the vehicle towards Marshalltown on Highway 30, speeds reached over 120 mph. The vehicle continued eastbound over the Iowa River Bridge into Tama County before the Tama County Sheriff’s Department was able to deploy tire deflation devices. As the tires began to deflate, the driver pulled into the Meskwaki Travel Plaza where he was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail without incident. He is being held on a $2,000 bond.

T-R PHOTO BY JONATHAN MEYER — Tama County Deputy Casey Schmidt brought a K9 unit in to search the vehicle of 28-year-old Keenon Davis, the Illinois man who was arrested after allegedly leading law enforcement on a 20-mile high speed chase along Highway 30 Monday afternoon.

A K-9 unit was brought out to search the vehicle, and the investigation is ongoing as Davis has been charged with excessive speed, reckless driving, eluding and failure to obey a stop sign. In addition to the Tama County Sheriff’s Office, the MCSO was assisted by the Marshalltown Police Department, the Meskwaki Tribal Police and the Iowa State Patrol in its pursuit.