Troopers arrest two after 4-wheeler pursuit near Wasilla's Sage Road

Troopers arrested two people after a four-wheeler fled from them in the Sage Road area near Wasilla on Wednesday night. Both are jailed at the Mat-Su Pretrial Facility in Palmer.

Troopers responded about 9:30 p.m. to a tip that Cassandra Pitka, 32, of Wasilla, was wanted on an outstanding warrant. They found her riding as a passenger on the four-wheeler. When they tried to stop it, the driver, later identified as Mica Messinger, 45, of Anchorage, fled at high speed, according to dispatch. The four-wheeler later stopped. Pitka was taken into custody. Messinger ran on foot and was caught a short time later.

Pitka is held on $2,500 bail. Messinger is held without bail. The dispatch does not say why, and it does not say what either person is charged with or what the warrant was for. Troopers filed the entry under the headings fail to stop and warrant arrest. Charges are accusations, and both are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.