Man in custody after police pursuit on I-15

A man was placed into custody after a police pursuit on Interstate 15 Saturday.

Earlier that day, Fort Hall Police Dispatch received a call regarding Harlan Tendoy being intoxicated at a private residence.

As officers were responding to the residence, the reporting party said Tendoy was driving a brown Dodge Durango heading westbound on Simplot Road near Interstate 15, exit 80.

Fort Hall Officers saw the vehicle traveling north on I-15 and were unable to maintain its lane of travel.

Tendoy did not stop when officers activated their emergency lights and tried to stop the vehicle. He continued driving northbound and then turned around in the median and headed south on the Interstate around milepost 84.

Police report he then drove the vehicle across the median again and headed northbound on I-15.

Idaho State Police and Bingham County were notified to assist as Fort Hall Officers attempted to catch up to the vehicle.

Police report he then exited at milepost 89 and started traveling south on Treaty Highway to Bannock Road.

Tendoy’s vehicle then went off the road and traveled through fields before crashing into a canal near Sandy and Diggie Road on the Fort Hall Reservation.

Bingham County Deputies detained Tendoy at the scene, and Fort Hall Officers took him into custody.

Tendoy was medically cleared and charged in Tribal Court with DUI, Eluding and Possession of a Controlled Substance and an outstanding Warrant.

No other individuals were in the vehicle.

The case is under investigation by the Fort Hall Police Department.