A Colorado man was arrested Saturday afternoon in Council Bluffs, thanks to the efforts of Council Bluffs Police, Deputies with the Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office, and Agents with the FBI, working together. Authorities say that at around 2:30-p.m., Saturday, 23-year old Blake A. Newton, from Denver, CO., was into custody on several Felony warrants out of Denver Colorado for Robbery, and Intimidation Charges along with 1 Federal Warrant for Robbery as well.

Blake A. Newton

FBI Agents contacted the Council Bluffs Police Department stating that they were tracking a Violent Felony Suspect that was in the area of 3200 Manawa Center Drive by Target. Officers stood by in the area until the suspect drove to the parking lot on the side of Qdoba in the same area. Officers then approached the suspect and he was able to get back into his vehicle and led Officers on a short vehicle pursuit.

Newton started to go West on Veterans Memorial Highway, as he did this a Pottawattamie Deputy was able to perform a PIT maneuver which caused the vehicle to come to rest on top of the median. Newton then exited the vehicle and ran on foot but was taken into custody by officers a short time later as he attempted to steal another vehicle in the parking lot of 429 Veterans Memorial Highway.

Officers conducted a search of the vehicle Newton eluded officers in and found a loaded .9-mm hand gun along with a small amount of Marijuana. Newton was then transported to Pottawattamie County Corrections without further incident and was booked in for Fugitive from Justice, for the warrants out of Denver Colorado, and other local City and State Charges.