Crime & Safety

Wanted Evansdale Man Caught

He allegedly fled from police over the weekend.

A man who allegedly led on a foot chase over the weekend was caught Wednesday night.

Police said Austin Mitchell Johnson 18, of Evansdale, was found by Evansdale police Wednesday night. He was at his mother's house, police said.

Johnson was sought by police after he allegedly failed to return to a Residential Facility for the Iowa Department of Correctional Services. Police saw him in front of the in Cedar Falls on Sunday, but he allegedly fled. Police said that in which one officer sustained minor injuries.

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