Lawrence Brasda was charged in district court for a weekend car chase.

He bonded out of jail on a $20,000 and was expected to show up for his initial appearance on Sept. 30 in district court.

Brasda did not appear, according to the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office.

A warrant was issued for his arrest and he led the Montana Highway Patrol on a chase near Buffalo in Fergus County that they terminated, Sheriff Jesse Slaughter told The Electric.

Brasda was charged with a felony county of criminal endangerment and misdemeanor counts of stop sign violation, fleeing from or eluding a peace officer, reckless driving, no insurance first offense and driving without a valid drivers license.

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The charges stem from a Sept. 27 investigation into a potential kidnapping and deputies were looking for a late 90s model Chevrolet pickup.

Slaughter said that 12 deputies and officers from CCSO and the Great Falls Police Department were looking for the pickup.

A deputy saw a vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle in a University of Providence parking lot. The deputy activated his emergency lights and the the truck exited the parking lot at a high rate of speed, according to court documents.

The deputy pursued since there were reports of a possible kidnapping and the driver was later identified as Brasda, according to court documents.

Brasda didn’t stop and continued driving at a high rate of speed, disregarding the stop sign at 13th Street and 33rd Avenue South, traveling through residential neighborhoods at speeds in excess of 80 miles per hour and drove through at least one residential yard.

Brasda initially evaded the deputy, but his vehicle was located in an alley behind 1618 20th Ave. S. and he was found hiding on the roof of the residence, according to court documents.

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Brasda had no liability insurance for the vehicle and did not possess a valid driver’s license when he was found, according to court documents.

“By driving at such reckless speeds through residential neighborhoods, Brasda posed a substantial risk on injury or death to other drivers on the road and pedestrians,” prosecutors wrote in their charging documents.

Brasa has four previous felony convictions and four other pending felony charges.