Two people were arrested following a pursuit that began in Missouri and ended in Iowa, Thursday night. Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer reports that a little after 8-p.m., Thursday, Page County Authorities were advised of a vehicle pursuit Northbound on U-S 71 from the Wilcox, MO area. The vehicle entered Iowa where Page County Deputies joined the pursuit of the suspect vehicle, a 1999 Jeep Cherokee. The vehicle entered a stalk field where it stopped and backed into a Page County Sheriff’s Vehicle.

The driver and his passenger were taken into custody without incident. Upon a search of the vehicle property was recovered that had been stolen from a local business in Maryville. The driver, identified as 34-year old Shawn Michael Jones, of Papillion, NE., was arrested for Theft 2nd Degree, Eluding and Assault on a Peace Officer. The passenger, identified as 35-year old Jennifer Kay Hendricks, also of Papillion, NE., was arrested for Theft 2nd Degree.

Both suspects were transported to the Page County Jail and held without bond pending an initial appearance in Page County Magistrate Court.
(12-p.m. News)