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Pursuit in Pott. County Saturday leads to PIT maneuver and an arrest

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February 1st, 2020 by Ric Hanson

Authorities in western Iowa say a pursuit Saturday afternoon in Pottawattamie County, ended with the arrest of a man wanted on a sex offender warrant out of Douglas County, Nebraska. WOWT-TV in Omaha reports Nicholas Harms was taken into custody after a Pott. County Sheriff’s Deputy performed a PIT maneuver at the corner of Pioneer Trail and Traceview Loop.

Authorities told the station the pursuit began when Harms refused to pull over for a traffic violation. During the chase, speeds reached in excess of 100-miles per hour, with some speeds in the rural southeast Council Bluffs area he was finally stopped at, ranging up to 115-mph. No injuries were reported.

Harms was being held Saturday in the Pottawattamie County jail. He faces eluding and other charges, in addition to being wanted on the NE warrant.