On December 11th, 2018 at 4:00 AM, the Plymouth County Sheriff’s Office was advised of a pursuit entering Plymouth County from Sioux County on Hwy 75. The pursuit had originated on Interstate 90 in the Worthington, MN area and had traveled through NW Iowa until it entered Plymouth County.
Worthington Police and Nobles County had attempted to stop the vehicle when it fled from officer. Multiple agencies in NW Iowa assisted the MN agencies during the pursuit.
At about 4:20 AM, a Plymouth County deputy that was in front of the pursuit was able to safely deploy stop sticks near K22 and 250th St. The suspect vehicle struck the stop sticks and both right side tires went flat. The vehicle then stopped in the 2500 blk of K22 at which time both the driver and passenger were detained. After a records check, both the driver and passenger were found to have active arrest warrants from South Dakota.
The driver, Kevin Gunhammer, age 45 of Tabor, South Dakota, was charged with eluding, an aggravated misdemeanor, along with the South Dakota warrant.
The passenger, Desiree Sully, age 34 of Minneapolis, MN, was arrested on the South Dakota warrant. Once at the Plymouth County Jail, she was also found to be in possession of a controlled substance believed to be methamphetamine. She was then charged with Possession of a controlled substance 1st offense.