Suspect led deputies on 23-mile chase, hid in the woods The suspect was arrested after a few hours hiding in a wooded area in Meeker County. Author: A suspect led police on a 23-mile chase in Meeker County on Wednedsay evening before fleeing on foot and eventually being arrested. According to the Meeker County Sheriff's Office, at 6:10 p.m. Wednesday a deputy saw a 36-year-old Litchfield man wanted for multiple domestic abuse no-contact order violations driving near Forest City Township. The deputy tried to stop the suspect, but he fled leading deputies on a 23-mile pursuit. Deputies lost sight of him in a wooded area near Minnesota Highway 24 and 305th Street in Forest City Township, where the suspect apparently fled on foot.