(Radio Iowa) – Two men wanted for crimes in eastern Nebraska were arrested in western Iowa Thursday afternoon. 26-year-old Cody Murphree had escaped from a jail in Thurston County, Nebraska Sunday afternoon and authorities say he stole a car. On Tuesday afternoon, local authorities say Murphree, and 29-year-old Derek Pedersen broke into an apartment in Stanton, Nebraska, and stole another vehicle.

U.S. Marshals say they were able to track that sedan to a residence in Council Bluffs, where the two were arrested. Both men were booked into the Pottawattamie County Jail, but will be transferred back to Nebraska to face charges there.