Brookfield Man Leads Police on High Speed Pursuit Through Five Counties

A high speed pursuit through five counties in the listening area has resulted in the arrest of a Brookfield man. 37-yearly Matthew Guilford had a warrant for his arrest from Linn County for felony possession of a controlled substance and felony trafficking drugs, and also a federal parole warrant for the original charge of felon in possession of a firearm.

The pursuit began at around 3pm Tuesday when a Linn County Deputy attempted to stop Guilford’s red truck on Vernon St. in Laclede. The pursuit traveled through Linn, Livingston, Carroll, Lafayette, and Saline Counties. At approximately 4pm, Linn County Sheriff Jeff Henke explains how the pursuit ended in Marshall.

Henke discussed the cooperative effort it took to stop Guilford.

Guilford is currently incarcerated at the Macon County Sheriff’s Office for the Linn County warrant and the federal parole warrant. The bond on the Linn County Warrant is $50,000 cash only. There is no bond on the federal parole warrant.