Police in Elwood are looking for a man who eluded police this morning during an attempted arrest.

The incident happened Tuesday morning when a police officer was attempting to arrest a man in the Capri Motel parking lot in Elwood.

The man was able to get the weapon of the officer when he tried to flee the scene in a vehicle, Police Chief Larry Hunsaker said.   The suspect drove away from the scene, briefly dragging the officer across the parking lot. The officer was able to get free of the vehicle and was treated for minor injuries at Heartland Hospital.

A white female was arrested at the scene and the suspect was last spotted driving at a high rate of speed across the bridge into St Joseph on Highway 36.