Reno County Sheriff’s Deputies along with deputies from Rice and Barton County, and the Kansas Highway Patrol were were involved in a high speed chase on Saturday. According to reporter Matt Unruh with the Great Bend Post, it started in Reno County.

Sheriff Randy Henderson confirmed that to us saying it started when Sgt., Matt Tatro tried to stop Scott Lutz for speeding, reportedly going 80-mph. But, it was quickly called off by Reno County deputies when the chase went into Rice County.

Dale Higgins with the Rice County Sheriff’s office told the Post that the chase then went into Barton County, where Lutz abandoned the vehicle. They apparently searched for him in a wooded area, but about five hours later, he came to a residence in Rice County asking for a drink of water.

That charge against Lutz was for a warrant in Ellsworth County for criminal threat and he’s being held on a 15,000-dollar bond. It’s unclear if he’ll face any charges here in Reno County.

Higgins said this is the third known time Lutz has fled from law enforcement through Rice County, but the Kansas Department of Corrections website shows he served time for a chase in Russell County, and a theft case in Ellsworth County.

*Matt Unruh with the Great Bend Post contributed to this story.