Coonfield no longer in the cornfield

On August 6, at approximately 6:10 a.m., a Humboldt County deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a flatbed pickup observed speeding and driving recklessly through Humboldt on Highway 3.

The driver failed to stop which led to a pursuit into Pocahontas County. The pursuit ended near Highway 3 and 290th Avenue when the driver drove through several farm fields trying to avoid capture.

The vehicle was recovered stuck in a dredge ditch, but the driver was not located.

It was determined that the truck had been reported stolen that morning near Collins, IA.

Evidence found inside the stolen truck and a joint investigation involving the Story County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as Daniel Ray Coonfield, 39 of Des Moines. On Aug. 9, an arrest warrant was granted in Humboldt County charging Coonfield with eluding, a class C felony.

Coonfield was located and arrested on unrelated charges in Hamilton County on Aug. 17. On Aug. 19, Coonfield was transferred to the Humboldt County Jail on the warrant for eluding and is being held on $10,000 cash or surety bond.

Charges are pending in Story County relating to the stolen truck and in Pocahontas County relating to the damage done to the farm fields

All defendants should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.