An Eldon man is arrested for resisting arrest by fleeing after a brief chase by state troopers in Miller County. 45-year old Clay Ellis was riding a motorcycle on Route CC near Eldon when a trooper attempted to pull him over Ellis failed to yield, according to Sargeant Scott White, but then laid down his bike and took off on foot. A brief chase ensued before Ellis was taken into custody near the residential area of Countryside Estates. In addition to resisting arrest, Ellis was arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, felony driving while revoked, careless and imprudent driving, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle, failure to signal turns, no vehicle registration, displaying the plates of another and no insurance.
