A traffic stop Saturday in Fremont County resulted in a 25-mile long pursuit that ended with the arrest of a man and woman from Nebraska. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports a Fremont County K9 unit attempted to stop a sedan driven by Jerry Coleman, of Omaha, near the Iowa/Missouri border on Interstate 29.

Coleman proceeded to elude the deputy at speeds of over 100 miles per hour. Troopers with the Iowa State Patrol and Deputies with the Mills County Sheriff’s Office joined in the chase. Authorities were able to lay down “stop sticks” near the Bartlett exit of I-29 (mile-marker 24), and disable the vehicle. Coleman, and his passenger, Tiffany Roddy, also of Omaha, were placed under arrest.

Jerry Coleman

Coleman faces charges that include felony Eluding and drug possession, along with numerous traffic offenses. Roddy was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance. Both were transported to the Fremont County Law Enforcement Center and held on bond.

The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office said also, that at around 11:45-p.m., Saturday, a deputy stopped a St. Joseph, Missouri man. Upon further investigation, Jospeh Tong Dut was placed under arrest for felony OWI/6th offense, and Driving While Revoked for OWI. He was brought to the jail and held on a $6,000 cash bond.

Joseph Dut