The Iowa State Patrol reports a man from Dallas County was injured during a rollover accident in Shelby County that began with a police pursuit. Officials say at around 10:20-p.m., Harlan Police attempted to stop a 2008 Honda driven by 43-year old Kenneth Duane Kokemiller, of Perry, near the intersection of 7th and Chatburn, in Harlan.

Kokemiller took off and proceeded south on Highway 59. The vehicle left the road and was traveling southeast across a cornfield before crossing 450th Street and rolling multiple times east of 450th. The car came to rest upright.

According to dispatch reports at the time, Kokemiller had become aggressive towards the officer, who held the man at gunpoint until he could be taken into custody. Kokemiller, who was not wearing a seat belt,  injured during the crash, and was later transported by Harlan Medivac to the hospital. The incident remains under investigation by the Iowa State Patrol.

A pursuit late Monday lead to a crash and the arrest of a suspect at gunpoint, in Shelby County. Details were sketchy, but according to scanner traffic a vehicle being pursued by a Shelby County deputy rolled over about 1.5-miles north of the Wings America Travel Center off Highway 59, just north of Interstate 80. A suspect was reportedly acting aggressive toward the deputy, who was forced to hold the subject at gunpoint. The individual was reported to be in custody at around 10:30-p.m.

Numerous law enforcement and rescue personnel were responding to the scene. No other details were available late Monday night.

Three people were transported to the hospital in Denison following a crash late Monday morning, in Crawford County. The Iowa State Patrol reports 52-year old Gerald Wesley Freml, and a passenger in his vehicle, 55-year old Bruce Lynn Christensen, both of Harlan, along with 32-year old Mitchell Blake Alley, of Rockport, MO, were hurt during the crash that happened at around 11:20-a.m. at the intersection of Highway 59 and 141. Freml and Christensen wear wearing their seat belts, while Alley was not. A report on their conditions was not immediately available.

Officials say a 2002 Freightliner semi driven by Alley was headed west on Highway 141 but was unable to stop at the posted intersection. A 2014 Ford F-550 driven by Freml was traveling south on Highway 59 and was struck on the driver’s side. Both vehicle ended up in the ditch.

An accident in Cass County Sunday evening resulted in possible, minor injuries to the drivers of two vehicles which collided near the intersection of Highways 71 and 92. Authorities the the accident was reported just after 6-p.m. According to the report, a 1999 Chevy Lumina owned and driven by 50-year old Neil Schmidt, of Griswold, was southbound on Highway 71 and had attempted to turn left into a driveway shortly before the intersection of Highways 71 and 92, when the car was struck in the rear by a 2001 Ford Focus owned and driven by 44-year old Pamela Alberta Heiny, of Massena. Both drivers refused medical attention. Damage to Schmidt’s vehicle is estimated at $750; damage to Heiny’s vehicle is estimated at $3,000.

The Cass County Sheriff’s Office said Monday, that two Massena men were arrested on drug charges Saturday, following a traffic stop. 56-year old Terry Lee Ranney and 52-year old Ronald Eugene Keller, both of Massena, faces charges that include Possession of a Controlled Substance (Marijuana) 2nd Offense and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Both were taken to the Cass County Jail where they were released the following day on their own recognizances.

Also arrested last Saturday in Cass County, was 40-year old Keith E. Zarbano, of Atlantic, on a charge of OWI 1st Offense. Zarbano was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released later that day on his own recognizance. And, 25-year old Alexander Paul Dvorak, of Atlantic, was arrested on a District Court warrant for Probation Violation. Dvorak was taken to the Cass County Jail where he remains held on $20,000 bond.

On Sunday, January 4th, deputies in Cass County arrested 28-year old Ryan David O’Leary, of Carroll, on a District Court warrant for Failure to Appear to Serve Jail Time. O’Leary was taken to the Cass County Jail where he will remain held until service of his court ordered jail time was completed.

And on Friday, January 2nd, 23-year old Benjamin Jesse Galles, of Atlantic, was arrested on a charge of Driving While Revoked. Galles was taken to the Cass County Jail where he was released the following day on his own recognizance.