Canton, SD – The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) and the Canton Police Department arrested three people on Friday after a theft investigation led to a suspect fleeing on foot.
The LCSO said in a Facebook post that the suspect vehicle was spotted and stopped on Interstate 29 near the Beresford exit at approximately 7:15 p.m. The female driver and male passenger were taken into custody without incident.
A second male passenger fled the scene into a tree grove, where police quickly set up a perimeter. The suspect was believed to be possibly armed, so Lincoln County Emergency Management responded by deploying a drone and the South Dakota Highway Patrol arrived with an armored vehicle.
After a brief standoff, the suspect was taken into custody and all three suspects were transported to the Minnehaha County Jail.
The LCSO has not released the names of the suspects or the charges they face. The investigation is ongoing.