High-speed chase leads to arrest

Leon Fortner remains in custody at the Elmore County Detention Center with his bond set at $250,000 following the robbery at Chase Bank on Aug. 20.

A man remains in custody at the Elmore County Detention Center on a following a high-speed chase on the interstate Aug. 20.

Leon Fortner, 56, stands accused of committing a robbery at the Chase Bank in Mountain Home around 9 a.m. that day.

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