The case started on Dec. 3 when a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper attempted to pull over a pickup speeding southbound on Interstate 25 in Laramie County.
In August, Joshua Crook took his ex-girlfriend in her car, fired shots out the window at her current boyfriend who was following in a pickup, and led police on a high-speed chase through central Casper.
The federal case, and facts stated by Harkins during his pleas Wednesday, arose from a local investigation based on tips that he was using and selling illegal drugs at his home.
Sergeant Joshua Albrecht, a Patrol Sergeant with the Casper Police Department, told a K2 Radio News reporter that the CPD was assisting "another agency" in executing a search warrant.
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The release said that the suspect, in addition to the active warrants and the fact that he was driving with a suspended license, was arrested for felony eluding, numerous traffic violations, and possession of a controlled substance, specifically methamphetamine.