HALL COUNTY, NE —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a Kansas man after a pursuit overnight in Hall County, Nebraska.
Just before 2:230 a.m., a trooper observed an Acura MDX traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 near Wood River, according to a media release from the Nebraska State Patrol.
The trooper was able to get the vehicle to pull into the median and come to stop. The trooper then attempted to make contact with the driver, but the vehicle accelerated and fled.
The vehicle continued traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-80. A short time later, the trooper successfully performed a tactical vehicle intervention to bring the vehicle to a stop. The driver later identified as 31-year-old Casey Jasper of Chanute, Kansas, then refused to exit the vehicle. As troopers attempted to remove him from the vehicle, he kicked a trooper multiple times.
Troopers arrested Jasper on requested charges of flight to avoid arrest, driving under the influence of alcohol, willful reckless driving, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, resisting arrest, assault on an officer, and several other charges. Jasper was lodged in Hall County Jail.