Pursuit that began early Thursday in Council Bluffs and repeatedly crossed state lines, ended with an arrest in Nebraska. According to the Nebraska State Patrol, 34-year-old Christopher Holsten, of Bellevue, NE., was arrested for flight to avoid an arrest, willful reckless driving, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, and theft by stolen property over $5,000. Holsten was also charged with obstructing a peace officer, driving under suspension and traffic violations.

Stolen truck pursuit 11/26/20 (Neb. State Patrol photo)

The Nebraska State Patrol NSP was notified at around 2:10-a.m. Thursday, that a vehicle had fled a traffic stop with the Council Bluffs Police Department and was traveling toward Nebraska on Interstate 480. A trooper observed the vehicle, a Chevrolet Silverado, traveling at 81 miles per hour in a 50 miles per hour zone on I-480 as it entered Nebraska.

The trooper attempted a traffic stop, but the vehicle accelerated to speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour and fled southbound on I-480. The vehicle then entered Interstate 80, traveling eastbound toward Iowa. The trooper discontinued the pursuit at the Iowa border. CBPD officers took over the pursuit and were able to successfully deploy spike strips to slow the vehicle, but it traveled back into Nebraska on I-80.

NSP troopers again pursued the vehicle as it turned northbound onto I-480 before exiting and beginning to drive on surface streets near the Martha Street exit. Near 28th and Harney a trooper was able to successfully perform a tactical vehicle intervention to bring the Silverado to a stop. The driver – later identified at Holsten – then fled on foot, climbed over a fence, and fled back toward I-480 on foot. Troopers were able to locate the man at the Farnam Bridge over I-480 and took him into custody without further incident.