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2 arrested in Mills County

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February 9th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Glenwood, Iowa) – The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports two arrests. At around 1-a.m. Thursday (Today), 44-year-old Bobby Lee Mitchell, Jr., of Grand Island, NE., was arrested for OWI/1st offense. Bond was set at $1,000. And, (As previously reported) at around 8:05-a.m. Tuesday, 24-year-old Donovan Edward Belt, of Council Bluffs, was arrested for Eluding, Driving w/a denied or revoked license, and Theft in the 1st Degree. Bond was set at $16,000.

Authorities say Belt was fleeing from law enforcement on 284th Street at around 2:12-a.m., Tuesday, at speeds of more than 100 mph. When the 2016 Chevy he was driving approached the intersection with 284th Street and Highway 34, it was traveling too fast and went through the T intersection. The vehicle struck an embankment on the south side of the road, causing the vehicle to go airborne. The vehicle came to rest on its wheels, about 30-yards into a farm field. Belt was treated for minor injuries at Jennie Edmundson Hospital. The vehicle was a total loss.