Rock Rapids, Iowa – A Brandon, South Dakota man is in custody in Rock Rapids after allegedly leading authorities on a high-speed chase through rural Lester, Rock Rapids and Lyon on Wednesday.

According to the Lyon County Sheriff’s Office, around 9 a.m. that morning, deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle complaint near Highway 9 and Cleveland Boulevard, about a mile west of the four-way stop south of Larchwood.

When they arrived and began investigating, they say a 2007 Chevrolet Suburban fled the scene and began a high-speed pursuit that reached speeds of up to 120 miles per hour. Deputies say the driver created multiple driving hazards and committed multiple traffic violations during the pursuit.

We are told that after traveling at a high rate of speed through Lester and Rock Rapids, the pursuit ended along Highway 9 between Jackson and Jay Streets; total distance approximately 18 miles east of where it begins.

The driver was later identified as 32-year-old Derek Wayne Vining of Brandon, SD.

Deputies tell us Vining was transported to the Lyon County Jail and booked into jail. He was charged with first-degree burglary, a class C felony, and Eluding was charged with a class D felony. If convicted of both crimes, he could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison.

He also faces misdemeanor charges of operating without the owner’s permission, speeding, failing to yield halfway, careless driving, careless driving, unsafe passing and unsafe stopping on the highway. Vining also had an active warrant out of Lyon County for Parole Violation in a case in which he was found guilty of stealing several items while at the Grand Falls Casino near Larchwood in August of 2023.

Vining currently has an $18,000 bond and remains in the Lyon County Jail in Rock Rapids at last report.

Authorities say additional charges are pending further investigation.