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Isaiah Mallin, 21.

(Silver Spring Township police)

Law enforcement in Mifflin County announced Monday they have arrested a man police said led officers on two chases through different midstate counties on Sunday after inhaling the contents of an aerosol can.

Isaiah Mallin, 21, of Newport, was arrested late Sunday after he led officers on a pursuit through the area, according to a Monday news release from Granville Township police in Lewistown.

Township police responded at about 11:25 p.m. Sunday to reports of an intoxicated man trying to buy numerous cans of air duster spray at the area Walmart.

Mallin drove from the store while officers were responding and did not stop for police as they attempted to pull him over on West Fourth Street in Lewistown. Mallin's vehicle continued east and eventually traveled onto 322 towards Harrisburg, according to police.

State Police eventually disabled the man's vehicle by deploying stop sticks -- or, tire-deflation devices used by police in pursuits -- in Juniata County.

Police said it was Mallin's second time leading law enforcement on a chase that same day.

Earlier, Silver Spring Township police attempted to stop Mallin after receiving reports he was "huffing" a substance in his vehicle shortly after 7:25 a.m. in the Wegmans parking lot on the Carlisle Pike. Police allege Mallin recklessly drove from the scene, and officers followed him through multiple municipalities before they ended the pursuit.

Granville Township police intend to charge Mallin with fleeing and eluding, driving under the influence, public drunkenness and illegal use of solvents, according to the release.

The charges brought by Granville Township police against Mallin join several others filed by Silver Spring Township police, including felony fleeing and eluding a police officer, felony aggravated assault and reckless endangering another person in connection with the alleged morning incident in Cumberland County.

Mallin was taken to Lewistown Hospital for treatment because he had inhaled solvents and, once released, was taken to Mifflin County Correctional Facility.