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Police: Father, son in wild pursuit, scuffle with officers

Police: Father, son in wild pursuit, scuffle with officers

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PITTSFIELD, Maine (AP) Police say a father and son are in jail after the father led police on a wild pursuit and the son fought with arresting officers.

The episode unfolded with reports of a vehicle being operated erratically and the discovery of a vehicle in a ditch alongside Interstate 95 Thursday evening in Pittsfield. Police say then the father sped away and police followed.

Both men were held in the Somerset County Jail on Friday.

The father is charged with reckless conduct with a dangerous weapon, eluding an officer and drunken driving, while the son is charged with assaulting two officers.

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