A vehicle pulled over on Interstate 29 in Fremont County for driving erratically and with a flat tire, was later found to have been carrying a loaded handgun and loaded short-barreled shotgun, along with about 20-grams of marijuana. The Fremont County Sheriff’s Office says the vehicle, driven by 43-year old Justin J. Patrick, of Grand Island, NE., was pulled over Thursday in the area of I-29 and Highway 2.

When deputies made contact with Patrick, and were speaking with him, he allegedly attempted to grab a handgun concealed in the vehicle. He was placed under arrest without further incident, and charged with Assault on a Police Officer by using or displaying a weapon. Patrick faces additional charges that include OWI, two-counts of carrying a concealed weapon, Possession of an Unauthorized offensive weapon, Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. He was also cited for numerous traffic offenses.

Justin Patrick remained in the Fremont County Jail this (Friday) morning, on $16,300 bond.

The Iowa State Patrol says no injuries were reported following a collision Thursday evening on Interstate 29, in Pottawattamie County. Officials said southbound traffic was being divided by temporary, reflective lane posts. A 2007 Chrysler Town and Country van, driven by 27-year old Rumana Ibrahim, of Kansas City, MO., had entered a curve at about the 47.2-mile marker, and went out of control.

The van veered into the opposite lane and collided with a 2014 Dodge Ram pickup driven by 41-year old Lawrence Currin, of Treynor, as he was also rounding the curve, traveling southbound. The pickup ran off the road and entered the northbound ditch, while the van was pushed back into the northbound lane and became disabled.

The accident happened at around 5:45-p.m.

Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press

BOONE, Iowa (AP) — Months of tension over the potential construction of an oil pipeline across Iowa has come to a head at a public hearing in Boone, where people who both oppose and support the project testified about their opinions. Dozens of people crammed into a building Thursday at the Boone County Fairgrounds to speak to the Iowa Utilities Board. Some expressed reservations about the project’s environmental impact, while others spoke of the financial boost.

SHELL ROCK, Iowa (AP) — A farm equipment manufacturer has confirmed layoffs at its Shell Rock plant in northeastern Iowa. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that a spokesman for Kalida, Ohio-based Unverferth Manufacturing Co. says the layoffs will begin November 30th. Jerry Ecklund would not say Wednesday how many people are being laid off nor how many people work at the plant, which makes grain wagons and crop sprayers.

ONAWA, Iowa (AP) — Carly Fiorina says she bears no “ill will” to Hillary Rodham Clinton for not saying more to a man who told her he wants to strangle the Republican presidential candidate. During an event for the Democratic presidential front runner Tuesday, Clinton laughed along with the audience and said, “I wouldn’t mess with you.”

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says Democrats aren’t the enemy, and he’s focused on fixing a broken Washington. The former Florida governor campaigned in Michigan on Thursday, telling Republican activists in Grand Rapids that he’s a conservative with a “servant’s heart.”