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WAVERLY, Iowa | A South Dakota man has been arrested after an armed standoff during a traffic stop Wednesday.

Deputies with the Bremer County Sheriff’s Office seized two handguns, a .223-caliber rifle and several loaded magazines inside the passenger compartment of Billy Duane Fleshner’s vehicle, authorities said.

Fleshner, 34, of Sioux Falls, refused to identify himself or leave the vehicle for about 20 minutes after a deputy stopped him at a gas station on Highway 3 between Waverly and Shell Rock, authorities said.

He was arrested for two counts of misdemeanor carrying weapons, interference, failure to have a valid driver’s license and failure to yield to an emergency vehicle. He was also cited for window tint.

He was taken to the Bremer County Jail, and his bond was set at $50,000.

The incident began at about 6 a.m. Wednesday when Chickasaw County sheriff’s deputies reported a possible intoxicated driver heading south on Highway 218 near Nashua. A motorist called authorities after noticing the suspicious driver and began following.

Bremer deputies found the vehicle and tried to stop it, but it continued on for a short time before reaching the gas station, authorities said. Troopers with the Iowa State Patrol also became involved in the stop.

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