(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – A man from Omaha was arrested early this Wednesday morning on an OWI charge, after he was seen traveling at a high rate of speed in Shelby and Pottawattamie Counties. The Pott. County Sheriff’s Office says 31-year-old Chuong Q Thai was traveling south on Highway 59 at around 12:30-a.m.  A Deputy responding to a Shelby County broadcast about the suspect vehicle, encountered the 2021 Range Rover that passed Interstate 80 to the south and made a U-turn to head back north.

The vehicle then stopped in the middle of the left lane of travel for a short time, before taking-off at a high rate of speed. The deputy initiated a traffic stop on the SUV near Avoca, and conducted an OWI investigation, which resulted in Thai being charged with OWI/1st offense. His bond at the Pott. County Jail, was set at $1,000.

The Pott. County Sheriff’s Office reports also:

• 22-year-old Maggie Ann Baker, of Omaha, Nebraska, was transported Tuesday from Douglas County (Nebraska) Corrections to the Pottawattamie County Jail, to address a warrant in Pottawattamie County for Child Endangerment, Abandon – Bodily Injury. Bond was set at $5,000.
• and, 59-year-old William Douglas Coffman, of Omaha, Nebraska, was transported from Douglas County Corrections to the Pottawattamie County Jail to address a warrant in Pottawattamie County for Harassment 1^st Degree – Threaten Forcible Felony. Bond was set at $2,000.