Nebraska State Patrol make arrest near Kearney after high-speed pursuit

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (WOWT) – Nebraska State Patrol reported Wednesday {that a} 32-year-old Chicago man was arrested following a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 80 that ended .

Steven Little, 32, was arrested Tuesday afternoon after a trooper noticed a Hyundai Elantra driving westbound alongside I-80 at about 100 miles per hour, based on the NSP launch. The trooper pulled the driving force over close to the Wooden River exit round 3:30 p.m., however because the trooper approached the automobile to make contact with the driving force, the automobile took off, prompting the trooper to provoke the pursuit.

“The automobile continued westbound with speeds in extra of 110 miles per hour,” the NSP launch states.

The pursuing trooper mentioned he noticed the driving force throwing objects out the window of the automobile as he sped alongside the interstate. In response to the NSP report, one other trooper discovered a handgun, suspected of being thrown out of the automobile, close to mile marker 293, situated between the Gibbon and Wooden River exits.

Troopers deployed cease sticks close to mile marker 247, close to Kearney.

“The automobile got here to a cease within the median of I-80, the place the driving force was taken into custody with out additional incident,” the discharge states.

Little is going through fees of flight to keep away from arrest, willful reckless driving, possession of a firearm by a prohibited individual, carrying a hid weapon, driving inebriated, obstructing a peace officer, and quite a few site visitors violations. He was being held within the Corridor County Jail.

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