(Mills Co) Two people were arrested following a pursuit that began in Mills County Monday evening.
The Mills County Sheriff’s Office says Albert Bowen, of Omaha, Nebraska, was charged with Felony Eluding, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of a Stolen Firearm, Use of Dangerous Weapon in Commission of a Crime, Interference with Official Acts, and Drug Paraphernalia, as well as numerous other traffic citations.
Luz Montero, of Omaha, was charged with Possession of Methamphetamine, Interference with Official Acts, and Drug Paraphernalia.
At 10:57 p.m., a Mills County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to stop a vehicle for expired registration in the area of Highway 34 and 284th. The vehicle refused to stop and fled westbound on Highway 34 at speeds in excess of 100 mph. A Glenwood Police Department officer was able to deploy stop sticks at the Glenwood exit, which deflated one of the vehicle’s front tires. The vehicle continued west to I-29 where it went north. With one tire deflated, the vehicle continued at speeds in excess of 100 mph to exit 42 where the vehicle exited the interstate. The vehicle continued east on Bunge Avenue, then north on Wabash Avenue.
During the pursuit, the vehicle attempted to take numerous vehicles head-on in an attempt to stop deputies from pursuing. Council Bluffs Police Officers and Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Deputies successfully deployed additional stop sticks just south of Highway 92, which resulted in two more tires deflating. A Mills County Sheriff’s Deputy then successfully performed a “PIT” maneuver to end the pursuit at Highway 92 and Harry Langdon Boulevard.
Both the driver, later identified as Albert Bowen, and the passenger Luz Montero, ran from the vehicle after it was disabled. Luz was caught after a short foot pursuit. A Mills County K9 was deployed to track Albert. With the help of OPD Able 1 and the K9, Albert was located in the creek and taken into custody without further incident. Council Bluffs Fire and Rescue was called to check Albert out for possible Hypothermia due to being in the creek, but he refused rescue. During a search of the suspect vehicle, law enforcement located a firearm that was reported stolen out of Pottawattamie County, narcotics and drug paraphernalia.
The Mills County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Mills County K9 Unit, Glenwood Police Department, Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, Council Bluffs Police Department, Omaha Police Department’s Able 1 and the Iowa State Patrol.
