A Leighton man has been sentenced for his involvement in a January police chase through Pella.
Wayne Ellsworth is receiving prison time after pleading guilty to lesser charges last week in Mahaska County Court. Ellsworth will receive two years of prison each for operating a motor vehicle without owner’s consent and eluding at speeds exceeding 25 miles per hour, with the terms running concurrently. According to police, Ellsworth led them on a pursuit that ended after he crashed a stolen vehicle at the intersection of Bayard and 145th Street in northern Mahaska County.