A police pursuit took place on US 23 yesterday evening. 

The Floyd County Sheriff’s Department confirmed a chase started in Prestonsburg and ended 30 miles later in Paintsville. 

Deputies identified Daniel E. Bell Jr  who escaped from a McCracken County Work- release program Sunday evening.

The chase went on for thirty minutes. After the chase ended, officers found multiple stolen guns along with several sets of keys, drugs, and money inside the car.