VIRGINIA â A Tower man accused of fleeing police after a shooting made his initial appearance in district court on Monday.
The man, Rustin Kent Hartland, 44, was charged with first-degree driving while impaired, felon in possession of ammunition or firearm and fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle, according to documents filed in the Sixth District Court in Virginia.
As of Tuesday, Hartland remained booked in the county jail without the opportunity for bail. Prosecutors told the Mesabi Tribune that he has been scheduled for an omnibus hearing on Aug. 9.
According to court documents, the Virginia Police Department dispatch said they had received a call to Bois Forte Police around 1:30 p.m. on Friday, July 23 about an individual with a gun.
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