STANVILLE, Ky. — A Floyd County man faces a long list of charges, after what began as an attempted stop for minor traffic violations resulted in a lengthy chase.

A state trooper attempted to pull over Steven Chad Castle, 40, of Printer, Monday afternoon as he turned onto Main Street at Stanville, for speeding and failing to signal. Instead of stopping, the police report alleges he sped away to Mare Creek.

That began a chase up Mare Creek, with police saying Castle was driving recklessly and passing other vehicles on the narrow, one-lane road.

Police say Castle used a dirt road to circle around to head back out of Mare Creek, but another officer blocked his exit, forcing him onto Shop Branch instead. He is accused of driving through yards, narrowly missing a man working in his garden, then circling behind a house to head back out of Shop Branch.

The police report says that as he tried to ride an embankment to pass another car, he collided with the other vehicle. That brought the car chase to an end, but police say he then tried to run away but was quickly apprehended.

Castle is now charged with two counts of fleeing police, three counts of wanton endangerment, one count of wanton endangerment of a police officer, and a number of traffic violations.