(Updated 10:30-a.m.) Clarinda Police Chief Keith Brothers reports a pursuit resulted in a crash, Saturday, and the arrest of a teen from Pottawattamie County.  Just before before 3-a.m. Saturday, the Clarinda Academy reported that two students had left the facility without authorization and one of the students had stolen a Toyota Rav 4 SUV from the grounds of the Clarinda Academy. A short time later, officers located the stolen vehicle in the area of 16th & Stuart.

When Police tried to stop the vehicle, the driver failed to comply, and lead officers on a pursuit at speeds in excess of 100-mph. The chase ended when the driver of the SUV lost control of the vehicle, at the intersection of Highway 2 and the Highway 2 bypass. The vehicle came to rest on the north ditch at the T- intersection. The SUV sustained an estimated $5,000 damage, and had to be towed from the scene.

The driver exited the vehicle and a short foot pursuit ensued before he was apprehended. The Page County Sheriff’s Office identified the suspect as 16-year old Eathan Stevenson, of Council Bluffs. Stevenson faces charges that include: Theft of a motor vehicle; Felony eluding of law enforcement; Driving while revoked; Failure to obey a stop sign, and Speeding. He was treated for minor injuries at the Clarinda Regional Health Center and returned to the custody of the Clarinda Academy. The other student that left the Clarinda Academy was located by Clarinda Academy staff earlier and returned to the campus.

Deputies with the Page County Sheriff’s Department investigated the accident and assisted at the scene. All reports will be forwarded to the office of Page County Attorney Carl Sonksen for review and the filing of complaints alleging juvenile delinquency in Page County Juvenile Court and Page County Magistrate Court.