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Hiawatha man arrested after high-speed chase

By Greg Bebermeyer

03/22/2021

James Spicer ( Credit: Brown Co Sheriff's Office)

(KNZA)--A Hiawatha man was arrested Saturday evening following a high-speed chase.

Brown County Sheriff John Merchant, in a news release, said a Brown County deputy was on routine patrol around 6:50 Saturday evening on U.S. 75 Highway in the vicinity of 150th Road when he encountered a southbound vehicle traveling in excess of 100 miles an hour.

Merchant said the driver of the vehicle refused to pull over for the deputy and a short chase ensued. The chase went through a small portion of Nemaha County and ended in Jackson County, where the driver stopped near the area of 1st and Y Roads.

The driver, identified as 41-year-old James Spicer, was alone in the vehicle.

Spicer was arrested on charges of felony flee to elude, felony obstruction, reckless driving and no proof of insurance. He was booked into the Brown County Jail.

The case remains under investigation.

Merchant said no injuries, collisions or damage to vehicles was reported as a result of the incident.

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