West Virginia State Police have arrested a Hedgesville man on multiple charges following a pursuit along Route 9 on Thursday, May 21 at about 8 p.m.

Police got behind a red Chevy Trailblazer with a missing headlight driving down the middle of the road, according to a criminal complaint filed in Morgan County Magistrate Court by Trooper T.E. Short.

The driver, identified as Linwood L. Markley Jr., 56, sped up and fled from two state troopers with their lights and sirens engaged, according to the criminal complaint.

Markley pulled over at Tanager Lane, exited the vehicle, and fled on foot into a wooded area.

Trooper Short requested a K-9 unit respond to locate the suspect, but there was negative contact in the scanned area.

A police investigation into the vehicle’s registration found Markley staying at an address on Presbyterian Church Road.

Markley had been previously convicted of driving while license revoked for DUI in 2011.

He was arrested by warrant on Wednesday, May 27 and is charged with driving revoked for DUI, fleeting from officer, and fleeing in a vehicle.

Markley is incarcerated at Eastern Regional Jail on a $8,000 bond while awaiting a hearing.