(Silver City, Iowa) – A chase that began in Omaha early this (Tuesday) morning, ended with a crash in Silver City, and the suspect taken into custody. The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports at around 2:15-a.m., Mills County Deputies were advised Omaha Police helicopter “Able 1” was tracking a reported stolen vehicle that had fled from Omaha Police Officers, earlier in the morning.

A Mills County Sheriff’s Deputy located the vehicle traveling south on 287th Street through Silver City, prior to the vehicle crashing into an embankment at the intersection of Highway 34 and 284th Street. After a short foot pursuit, the suspect, later identified as 24-year-old Donovan Belt, of Council Bluffs, was taken into custody by the Mills County K9 Unit.

Belt was treated by medics and transported to the Mills County Jail, where he faces charges that include:

Donovan Belt

• Theft in the 1st Degree – A Class C Felony
• Eluding – A Class D Felony
• Driving While License Revoked (Serious Misdemeanor)
• and Numerous traffic violations.

Disclaimer: “A criminal charge/citation is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.”