Fennimore teen arrested for eluding officers on a motorcycle

Law enforcement in Iowa County arrested a Fennimore man Sunday night after he reportedly led them on a chase before crashing his motorcycle. According to the Iowa County Sheriff’s Office, police in Dodgeville started following the motorcyclist after receiving a report of him speeding on Highway 151 near mile-marker 39. Dodgeville police eventually ended their pursuit, but Iowa County Sheriff’s deputies stepped up to help find the biker. The chase ended when the biker, 19-year-old Blake R. Horsfield from Fennimore, crashed near the intersection of Highway 39 and Sunny Slope Road in Linden. Authorities arrested Horsfield, and he faces charges of fleeing/eluding officers and second-degree recklessly endangering safety.