Drug Investigation Turns Into High Speed Chase in Dodgeville

A high speed chase that began in Dodgeville ended near Blue Mounds Tuesday. The Richland-Iowa-Grant County Drug Task Force started a drug investigation at the Pine Ridge Hotel in Dodgeville around 10am. Subsequently, the investigation turned into a high speed pursuit that ended at the intersection of US Highway 18-151 and County Road F near Blue Mounds. As a result, 39 year old Marcus Parker of Madison was arrested for Fleeing and Eluding an Officer, 1st-Degree Recklessly Endangering Safety, Possession with Intent To Manufacture and Deliver Heroin and Resisting or Obstructing an Officer. Parker was taken to the Iowa County Jail, where he was booked on his charges and remains on cash bond. The Wisconsin State Patrol and the Mount Horeb Police Department assisted with the pursuit.