[Noon News] (Glenwood, Iowa) – An attempted traffic stop late Monday night in Mills County resulted in a long chase and two arrests. The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports at around 10:57-p.m., Monday, a Mills County Sheriff’s Deputy tried to stop a vehicle for an expired registration, at Highway 34 and 284th Street. The driver refused to yield and the vehicle fled westbound on Highway 34 in speeds exceeding 100 mph.

A Glenwood Police Office was able to deploy stop sticks at the Glenwood Exit off Highway 34. It resulted in one of the pursued vehicles’ tires deflated, but the suspect vehicle continued west to I-29, and then north. Speeds continued to be in excess of 100 mph until the vehicle reached Exit 42, where it turned-off and continued east on Bunge Avenue, and then north on Wabash Avenue.

Authorities say during the pursuit, the suspect vehicle attempted to strike oncoming vehicles head-on, in an apparent attempt to stop deputies from pursuing. Council Bluffs PD Officers and Pottawattamie County Deputies successfully deployed additional stop sticks just south of Highway 92, which caused two more tires to deflate. A Mills County Sheriff’s Deputy successfully conducted a PIT maneuver, which ended the chase at Highway 92 and Harry Langdon Blvd.

Photos from the Mills County S/O Facebook page

The driver – identified as Albert Bowen, and his passenger – Luz Montero, both from Omaha, bailed out of the vehicle and took off on foot. Montero was caught after a short foot chase. Bowen was tracked by a Mills County K9 with the help of Omaha Police helicopter “Able1.” The man was found in a creek. He was checked for possible hypothermia from being in the creek, but refused rescue.

During a search of the suspect vehicle, law enforcement located a firearm that had been reported stolen out of Pott. County, along with narcotics and drug paraphernalia. Bowen was charged with Felony Eluding, Possession of Meth, Poss. of a stolen firearm, use of a dangerous weapon in the commission of a crime, interference with official acts, and drug paraphernalia, and well as numerous traffic citations. Luz Montero was charged with Possession of Meth, interference with official acts, and poss. of drug paraphernalia.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Mills County K9 Unit, Glenwood Police Dept., Pott. County Sheriff’s Office, Council Bluffs P-D, Omaha P-D’s Able 1, and the Iowa State Patrol.