(Sidney, Iowa) – The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office reports an investigation into a stolen vehicle Sunday, resulted in a foot pursuit and arrest in Emerson. The Sheriff’s Office received a report of a vehicle stolen from a residence in Farragut by a subject, known by the victim. Shortly after the report, Mills County deputies located the vehicle near Emerson.

Mills County deputies stopped the vehicle near Highway 59 and Kroon Road. The driver, identified as 44-year-old Tabitha Rose Ann Holste, of Clarinda, then fled on foot.

A search was conducted utilizing the Fremont County K9 Unit and the Mills County Drone Unit and Holste was located hiding in a Creek south of Emerson. Holste was apprehended with the assistance of the Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, and Page Sheriff’s Offices, the Shenandoah and Red Oak Police Departments and the Iowa State Patrol. The vehicle was recovered and turned over to the owner.

Holste was transported to the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office and a search of her person uncovered approximately 1/4 pound of suspected Methamphetamine. Holste was being held at the Fremont County Jail on Possession with Intent to Distribute more than 5 grams of Methamphetamine, Failure to Affix a Drug Tax Stamp, Theft 1st Degree, and Possession of Contraband in a Correctional Facility. Her bond was set at $100,000. She was also being held on multiple out of county warrants.