A foot chase in Independence goes through part of the Independence High School Prom.

On Saturday at 6:24pm, Independence Police Department officers attempted to make a warrant arrest. Police identified the man at the scene of a fight and later located him in the 500 block of North Peter Pan. As officers spoke with the man he became agitated and backed away. The man turned and fled, leading police on a foot chase that crossed West Main, went through a line of vehicles waiting for Prom Walk-in and then ended in the 2800 Block of West Main where the man was taken into custody.

The man was identified as 24-year-old Chicago Bull Elias, of Independence. Elias was arrested for vehicle burglary, theft and interference with a law enforcement officer.