An investigation led to a pursuit and arrest of a man in Cass County.

On Thursday, detectives with the Logansport Police Department were trying to locate Jesse Bandelier, 30, of Logansport, as part of a child molest investigation. They received a call from a family member that Bandelier had called them with suicidal intentions.

A patrol officer with the Logansport Police saw Bandelier in the parking lot of a Cass County church. Bandelier got into his vehicle and tried to flee. The pursuit continued through rural Cass County. It finally ended in a field.

Bandelier was taken to Logansport Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. He was then transported to the Cass County Jail on a count of Level 1 felony – child molestation and resisting law enforcement with a motor vehicle.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Department, Walton Police, Cass County EMS and Cass County Fire District 1 assisted.