Authorities Seeking Public's Help Locating Evansdale Man Who Allegedly Fled Police

are seeking the assistance of the public in locating an Evansdale man who police say fled from officers on Sunday.

Austin Mitchell Johnson, 18, is wanted on charges of allegedly failing to return to the residential facility and interference with official acts, causing serious injury. 

Cedar Falls officers were called to the parking lot of the Clarion Inn on Sunday morning on a report of a male sleeping in his vehicle. Officers made contact with the subject and identified him as Johnson. While checking his information through the dispatch center, police said Johnson fled on foot. 

Officers chased Johnson east from the Clarion  parking lot towards Waterloo Road. During the course of the chase, an officer jumped from a 3 to 4 foot tall retaining wall and injured his knee and shoulder. The officer was transported to Sartori Hospital by ambulance for treatment of his injuries. He was later released and remains on medical leave.

Officers from Cedar Falls, Waterloo, the University of Northern Iowa, Iowa State Patrol and the Black Hawk County Sheriff Office searched the surrounding area for Johnson; however, he remains at large.

Johnson is described as an 18 year old white male.  He is 5'11", 150 pounds and has blue eyes and red hair.  Johnson was last seen with long, "bushy" hair.  He has numerous tattoos on his arms and abdomen, including dice, musical notes, a mircrophone and lips with a tongue sticking out.

Anyone seeing Johnson or with information on his whereabouts are asked to call Black Hawk County Dispatch at 319-291-2515 or Cedar Valley Crime Stoppers at 1-855-300-TIPS (8477).