(Wiota, Iowa) – A call to the Cass County (IA) Communications Center Saturday afternoon about a person experiencing a possible mental health crisis, ended with an individual driving a vehicle being transported to Cass Health. According to sheriff’s officials, the incident began at around 3-p.m.

A deputy located a vehicle driving erratically between Wiota and Anita. After he pulled-up behind the car and followed it, the suspect vehicle left the road and  ran into a power pole before coming to rest on a culvert at the edge of a driveway.

The female occupant of the vehicle refused the deputy’s commands to exit the car. Following a brief standoff, a negotiator arrived at the scene and successfully negotiated the woman’s exit. Reports indicated pepper balls were used some time during the incident, though. The woman was transported to CCMH for observation. The vehicle sustained extensive damage to the front end.

White Pole Road was closed for a time after being blocked in both directions during the incident.