Officials with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office late Friday night, released information on their social media page about a chase and two arrests that occurred Thursday night. Authorities say a Deputy with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. The suspect vehicle then fled and a pursuit continued until the vehicle stopped in a farm field near the intersection of Orange Road and 800th st. Apprehended at the scene was the driver identified as 37 year old Jessie Jay Kirchner, from Burlington Iowa and 31 year old Marcia Alicia Finch, of Harlan Iowa.

Kirchner is charged with eluding, possession of controlled substances, carrying of weapons, possession of drug paraphernalia, theft, and driving under suspension. He was being held in the Shelby County Jail on a $20,000 bond.

Finch is charged with probation violation warrants, possession of controlled substances, possession of drug paraphernalia, and theft. She was being held in the Shelby County Jail, on a $25,000 bond.

The Shelby County Sheriffs’s Office was assisted by the Harlan Police Department and Medivac Ambulance.