A suspect fleeing from a traffic stop in Dekalb County took a state trooper on quite a ride Saturday. The pursuit was called off when the suspect ran a stop sign as he entered St. Joseph.

Sgt. Jake Angle with the Missouri State Highway Patrol said the incident started at about 6:30 p.m. at U.S. Highway 36 near Taylor Road, when a trooper spotted a speeding motorist who also committed a lane-change violation.

The trooper gave chase, but Angle said the motorist refused to pull over. The white passenger vehicle raced eastbound on the highway, but then turned around and headed west into Buchanan County. He then turned south onto Route C, then westbound on Saxon Road, and then north on Riverside Road in St. Joseph.

At Pickett Road, the motorist ran a stop sign turning left. Angle said a patrol lieutenant called off the pursuit, likely for public safety reasons, when the fleeing motorist ran the stop sign. There were no injuries or crashes reported as a result of the pursuit.

Angle said they do not have a very good description of the vehicle or the driver.

A second incident in St. Joseph involved a high-speed pursuit as well. That motorist was pursued off I-229 onto St. Joseph Ave. St. Joseph police say the motorist may have been driving a stolen vehicle. The driver was arrested near St. Joe Ave. and Highland Road at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday. (click here for more)