Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

COLFAX – A man accused of fleeing the Garfield town marshal pled not guilty on May 7 to the charge of attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle.

Taylor Shell, 27, of Moscow, Idaho, was charged on May 3 in Whitman County Superior Court with attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle.

On the evening of April 30, the Garfield Town Marshal Joe Handy spotted a gold 2000 Acura RL being driven by someone he remembered as having a warrant for the driver's arrest, according to court records.

Handy tried to stop the car, but the driver allegedly started driving recklessly to escape, reaching...