Special to the Times Vedette
Only July 16 at 5:07 p.m., Iowa State Patrol officer J Kirkpatrick arrested Paul William Bolin, 58, of Athens, Georgia, on Highway 141. Bolin was driving a 2020 Toyota Camry westbound on Highway 141 and approached Kirkpatrick at a high rate of speed, passing the fully marked squad car at 83 mph. Kirkpatrick activated emergency lights and siren, and Bolin did not slow down. Bolin’s speed climbed to 97 mph and he continued at a high rate of speed, passing several cars and going through a stop sign. With the assistance of other law enforcement officers, Bolin stopped on Highway 141 near Falcon Avenue. He had a 22 caliber pistol in the center console and identified himself as “God.” Driver later identified himself as Paul William Bolin and was taken into custody and jailed.
Crime descriptions were noted in the report as dominion/control firearm/offensive weapons by felon; speeding – road work zones (11-20 over); failure to obey traffic control device; eluding – speed over 25 over limit.