MARION COUNTY, IL — A 29-year-old Odin man has been charged in Marion County Court with felony aggravated fleeing police following his arrest early Tuesday morning by Marion County Sheriff’s deputies. John M. Williams has additionally been charged with more than a half-dozen traffic offenses stemming from a pursuit that started when deputies reportedly approached his vehicle while he was parked outside his home.

Williams allegedly fled from that location, leading deputies in pursuit across Odin with speeds reaching 85 miles per hour. He reportedly crossed the Perkins Street Railroad Crossing, lost control, and went into the roadside ditch. The vehicle then reportedly came out of the ditch and hit a parked car.

Williams was taken to the Marion County Jail where he remains.