A Fayetteville

man led a sheriff's deputy on a brief chase Tuesday afternoon in north

Fayette County after his motorcycle passed another vehicle on a hill crest

in a no passing zone, police said.

Samuel Joseph

Marsh, 22, of Fayetteville refused to stop after Dep. James Price pulled

behind him on Rivers Road with his blue lights activated at approximately

12:38 p.m., said Capt. Bryan Woodie of the Fayette County Sheriff's Department.

The pursuit never reached high speeds as Marsh cut through several side

streets to reach Kenwood Road, Woodie said.

Deputies set

up a roadblock at Kenwood Road near Thornton Lane that forced Marsh to

stop, and he was arrested after being boxed in by other deputies, Woodie

said.

Marsh was charged

with passing in a no passing zone, fleeing or attempting to elude a police

officer, failure to stop for a stop sign, driving without a license on

person and improper tag display.

No one was

injured during the pursuit, nor were there any "close calls"

with other vehicles on the road, Woodie said, noting that he had reviewed

the tape from Dep. Price's vehicle. At this particular time of day, there

was very little traffic on the road, he added.

"It was

consistent with department policy and monitored by a supervisor,"

Woodie said. "It was resolved the way most chases are quietly and

without incident."

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