Three people including two from Nebraska and one from Iowa, were arrested Sunday at around 2:40-a.m., following a pursuit in Pottawattamie County. The Sheriff’s Office says A deputy on uniformed patrol saw a black Buick Lucerne with Wisconsin license plates turn off Pioneer Trail onto Bluebird Lane and pull into a driveway. The deputy waited for the vehicle to leave before following it east on Pioneer Trail, where it suddenly turned onto 220th Street and made quick accelerating turns onto Wildflower Avenue, Green Valley Avenue, and Chesnut Road. When the vehicle then turned west on Pioneer, a traffic stop was attempted. A pursuit ensued, which ended when the vehicle left the road on the Highway 370 off ramp and Interstate 29. The vehicle was later determined to have been stolen at around 12:50-a.m. from the Motel 6 parking lot in Council Bluffs. A laptop computer valued at $700 was also recovered from the stolen vehicle, which was valued at $8,500.

Taken into custody, was 21-year old Jennifer Kayla Palmisano, of Papillion, NE., 22-year old Michael Aaron Whisenand, of Omaha, and 20-year old Amanda Dawn Kessler, of Atlantic. Kessler, who suffered a minor injury during the incident, was charged with Theft in the 3rd Degree. Palmisano was charged with Eluding and Theft in the 2nd Degree. Whisenand was charged with Theft in the 3rd degree. Both Whisenand and Kessler were determined to be under the influence at the time of their arrest. All three suspects face charges of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Interference with Official Acts. Palmisano was also charged with being a Fugitive from Justice, as she had felony warrants for her arrest out of Sarpy County, NE.