PRESS RELEASE FOR MOTORCYCLE PURSUIT WITH APPREHENSION

    On September 28th at approximately 1635 hours, a pursuit of six sport-bike style motorcycles was initiated by Dfc. Velasquez and D/S Buck on Rt. 4 in the St. Leonard area.  The motorcycles were traveling in excess of 100 mph.  D/S Ward pulled in front of the motorcycles as they approached Rt. 4 and the south entrance of Main St. in Prince Frederick.  The motorcycles then split up, with two turning down Main St., two making a U-turn and going back south on Rt. 4, and one continuing north on Rt. 4.  D/S Ward along with other units continued to pursue the motorcycle that continued north on Rt. 4.  Units lost sight of that motorcycle and the pursuit was terminated.  A short time later, a citizen called the Sheriff's Office and advised that they had witnessed the pursuit and saw one of the motorcycles involved in the pursuit turn into the trailer park at the end of German Chapel Rd.  Units responded to German Chapel Rd. and contacted the subject.  D/S ward was able to identify the motorcycle and the subject as being one of the subjects that made a U-turn and went back south on Rt. 4.  The subject was identified as David Anthony Madison II, D.O.B. 06/06/90, 356 Sunshine Way, Westminster, MD.  Madison was run through Field sobriety tests and performed poorly.  He was arrested for DUI.