By Shawn Hogendorf, Correspondent

Just five days after making a court appearance on charges of possession of a controlled substance and fleeing police — stemming from a incident in July — a 21-year-old Shakopee man was arrested and jailed for fleeing police, again, on Monday.

Patrick James Gustafson was charged with fleeing a Prior Lake officer, driving after suspension, failure to provide proof of insurance, expired registration and no motorcycle endorsement.

Gustafson is facing charges of possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) with intent to sell; one count of possession of a controlled substance (cocaine and ecstasy); and fleeing police stemming from the July incident. He is set for a contested omnibus hearing on those charges on May 14.

This time around, Gustafson allegedly fled the same police officer he fled in July.

According to the criminal complaint, officer Brad Cragoe saw a blue motorcycle traveling east on County Road 42 when he observed an expired tab on the license plate.

Cragoe followed Gustafson and when checking the license plate learned the registration was expired, the complaint stated. Cragoe activated his emergency lights on McKenna Road but Gustafson didn’t stop, continuing to travel at about 30 mph.

Cragoe then pulled into the oncoming traffic lane as no vehicles were approaching when Gustafson allegedly looked directly at the officer who motioned for him to pull over and kept on driving, the complaint stated.

Gustafson then allegedly broke hard and pulled behind Cragoe’s squad car when the officer pulled into the northbound lane of McKenna Road, stopped, got out of his squad and signaled for Gustafson to pull over, according to court documents.

 Gustafson allegedly pulled the motorcycle to the left, accelerated and drove around the officer as he was standing in the middle of the street yelling at Gustafson to stop. Cragoe then got back in his squad and followed Gustafson until he stopped the motorcycle in a driveway in the 5500 block of Tinta Lane.

Gustafson told the officer he was not attempting to flee, but rather find a safe place to pull over, because he didn’t want to stop on the shoulder of a gravel road, said the complaint. According to police, Gustafson has nearly a mile of road to pull over.

If convicted, Gustafson faces a maximum penalty of three years in prison and $5,000 fine for fleeing police; and 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine for each of the driving violations. He also faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and $10,000 in fines for each of the possession charges and three years in prison and a $5,000 fine for fleeing a police officer stemming from the July case.

Shawn Hogendorf can be reached at (952) 345-6374 or shogendorf@swpub.com.