A St. Joseph man has been charged after allegedly forcing his girlfriend into a vehicle and leading police on a high-speed chase.

Mark Clevenger, 31 was charged Monday in Buchanan County with a felony for resisting arrest and a misdemeanor DWI.

According to court documents, Clevenger is accused of assaulting his girlfriend by forcing her into a vehicle against her will and then eluding police in a forty minute high speed car chase Sunday afternoon. Eric Powell, an officer with the St. Joseph Police Dept. said in court documents that once Clevenger had the woman in the car he left at a high rate of speed.  The felony complaint said the vehicle made it up to speeds on highways in excess of 100 miles per hour.

“Drove to Savannah, Mo. then back to St. Joseph,” Powell said. “Avoided spike stop sticks, however eventually ran over one which let the air out of the left front tire.”

Powell said after the tire was destroyed Clevenger stopped at the Burger King on St. Joseph Ave.

“The defendant committed the crime of domestic assault then eluded police on a high speed car chase,” Powell said.

Bond for Clevenger has been denied.  According to online court documents the court finds the defendant to be a danger to the victim.

He’s scheduled to appear in court Mar. 25.

Previously police had reported that a woman was also arrested at the scene, Capt. Jeff Wilson said the woman in this case was not charged with a crime.