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MO man arrested after Doniphan Co pursuit

By Brian Hagen

11/11/2025

William Nellums, Jr./Credit: Doniphan Co Sheriff's Office

(KNZA)--An attempt to stop "a suspected impaired driver" on U.S. 36 Highway in Doniphan County Sunday night after the Sheriff's Office received numerous complaints from concerned citizens, turned into a pursuit that ended in Hiawatha with the suspect driver arrested.

That's according to a release from Doniphan County Undersheriff Brendan Wolvington, who says the pursuit began shortly after 11:00 Sunday night when the driver, now identified as Butler, Missouri resident William Nellums Jr., fled from the responding deputy "at a high rate of speed," driving "recklessly, violating numerous traffic laws and traveling in the opposite lane of traffic," Wolvington alleges in the release.

With the Brown County Sheriff's Office and the Sac and Fox Tribal Police Department assisting the pursuit, the suspect vehicle became disabled, and stopped, in the 1300 block of the highway after "law enforcement successfully deployed a tire deflation device."

The 59-year-old Nellums was taken into custody without further incident, Wolvington says, and booked into the Doniphan County Jail on charges including flee or attempting to elude law enforcement officer, reckless driving, and numerous other traffic infractions. Nellums is being held on a $25,000 bond.

Wolvington, in the release, credits the work of the assisting agencies, citing "their professionalism and teamwork in safely bringing the incident to a close."

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