Jamestown man arrested after leading police on pursuit, police say

By Staff reports Today at 12:19 PM Listen Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? JAMESTOWN — A 66-year-old man was arrested Wednesday, Nov. 11, after he allegedly led law enforcement on a pursuit and struck parked vehicles in northeast Jamestown, according to Capt. Sid Mann with the Jamestown Police Department. Gary Duane Ripley, Jamestown, was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence, driving while operator's license was suspended, possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), reckless driving, reckless endangerment, unlawful use of license plates, fleeing a peace officer in a vehicle, Mann said. Mann said citations were issued for open container of an alcoholic beverage in a motor vehicle and failure to wear seat belt. ADVERTISEMENT Ripley is in the Stutsman County Correctional Center where he awaits formal charges. The Jamestown Police Department responded to a citizen's complaint at 7:20 a.m. Wednesday about a man who appeared to be passed out in a vehicle in a parking lot near 3rd Avenue and 2nd Street Northwest. Mann said the complainant reported the man — later identified as Ripley — looked like he hit a vehicle and was leaving the parking lot with the hood of the vehicle open. The complainant also reported that Ripley did not seem to be functioning well. Jamestown police officers located the vehicle and attempted to stop it, but Ripley did not stop for the officers and a pursuit ensued in northeast Jamestown, Mann said. Mann said the vehicle reached speeds over 70 mph. Mann said the vehicle was going northbound on the 1400 block of 8th Avenue Northeast when Ripley lost control of it. Mann said the vehicle struck a parked car on the west side of the road, left the roadway into the front yard of a residence, struck a mailbox and struck and SUV parked in the driveway before it went back onto the road and became disabled in the intersection of 8th Avenue and 15th Street Northeast. Ripley, who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, was treated for his injuries on scene by Jamestown Area Ambulance, Mann said. The Stutsman County Sheriff's Office and the North Dakota Highway Patrol also assisted the Jamestown Police Department. MORE ON CRIME AND COURTS Why 2 inmates received lethal injection after failed prison escape, murder 1d ago Court proceedings and marriage licenses for Nov. 7, 2026 4d ago Stutsman County Narcotics Task Force executes search warrants, arrests 3 6d ago Jamestown woman sentenced on child neglect or abuse charges for alleged incidents at day care 6d ago Comments Share Share this article News Reporting News Reporting Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. The Trust Project What is this? Tags Tags JAMESTOWN STUTSMAN COUNTY CRIME AND COURTS MATTERS OF RECORD By Staff reports Our newsroom occasionally reports stories under a byline of "staff." Often, the "staff" byline is used when rewriting basic news briefs that originate from official sources, such as a city press release about a road closure, and which require little or no reporting. At times, this byline is used when a news story includes numerous authors or when the story is formed by aggregating previously reported news from various sources. If outside sources are used, it is noted within the story. Listen to this article Conversation ADVERTISEMENT What To Read Next Local Honoring veterans with breakfast 3h ago Local Jamestown parks commission to make decision to sell administrative, shop building 6h ago · By Masaki Ova Local Calendar for Nov. 11-15, 2026 6h ago ADVERTISEMENT Get Local Must Reads North Dakota Honoring the North Dakota native who helped raise first flag at Iwo Jima 4h ago · By Pamela Knudson Subscribers Only Prep Family tradition coming to a close for Bohl family 5h ago · By Katie Ringer Prep West Region volleyball tournament coming to Jamestown 5h ago · By Katie Ringer North Dakota Federal agent shoots man on North Dakota tribal land, FBI says 23h ago · By Staff reports