FERNDALE, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A man is in custody after leading police on a pursuit that briefly closed I-5 southbound.

Whatcom County Sheriff’s spokesperson Deb Slater says that they received information about the suspect violating a no-contact order Friday evening, Oct. 23.

The suspect, identified as a 21-year-old man, was found driving a car on Delta Line Road with the protected person as a passenger.

My Bellingham Now refrains from publishing suspects’ names until they have made their first court appearance or there is a public need to identify.

He sped off when deputies attempted to pull him over, leading to a pursuit on I-5 southbound.

Deputies and Washington State Patrol troopers used a PIT maneuver to stop the suspect vehicle near Slater Road. A PIT maneuver involves stopping a vehicle with pushing on the back corner of the vehicle, causing it to turn around into the other lane.

All lanes of southbound I-5 were shut down at Slater Road as law enforcement pulled the suspect out through the car’s window when he refused to get out on his own.

The suspect was booked into the Whatcom County Jail on several charges, including driving under the influence and kidnapping.

I-5 southbound reopened at Slater Road around 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23.