2 men allegedly eat meth to hide drugs from investigators

A car chase that began in Wyoming on Sunday ended with the arrest of two men north of Fort Collins. 

A little before 5:30 p.m. Sunday, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office began pursuit of a car that had evaded the Wyoming Highway Patrol before crossing the state line into Colorado.

Deputies with the sheriff's office followed the car south on Interstate 25 and attempted to make a traffic stop, according to a news release from the Larimer County Sheriff's Office. Instead, the car exited the interstate and started driving west on Cleveland Avenue in Wellington before eventually stopping in the 8200 block of Sixth Street, less than a half-mile away.

When the deputies approached the vehicle, both men appeared to be intoxicated, and the deputies saw methamphetamine on the front seats and floorboard of the car, according to the news release.

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The deputies thought the two men ingested large amounts of methamphetamine in an attempt to hide the drugs from law enforcement officers. 

Both men were taken by ambulance to a local hospital, according to the news release. 

One of the men, Mark Vankleeck, 33, of Cheyenne was released from the hospital Monday and arrested on suspicion of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a class 4 drug felony. He was released from the Larimer County Jail on Tuesday after posting a $1,500 bond.

The driver of the car, Dustin Shupe, 28, also of Cheyenne was released from the hospital Tuesday and arrested on suspicion of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, and multiple traffic violations. His bond was set at $5,000, and he was still in custody at the jail as of Wednesday afternoon.