BLENCOE, Iowa (AP) - A Nebraska man faces multiple charges after authorities say he kidnapped a woman and fled from police.
The Sioux City Journal (https://bit.ly/28MDnMX ) reports that 26-year-old Lamonte Bertucci of Macy, Nebraska, is charged with willful injury, second-degree kidnapping, assault while participating in a felony, assault on a jailer and several traffic violations.
The Macy Police Department contacted the Monona County Sheriff’s Office in Iowa on Saturday, saying its officers were pursuing a vehicle heading east on Highway 175.
The driver failed to stop and seemed to be holding a female passenger as she tried to escape the vehicle.
Speeds reached 100 mph after deputies joined the pursuit southbound on Interstate 29. Officers arrested Bertucci when the vehicle stopped south of Blencoe, Iowa.
The woman was taken to a hospital with injuries.
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Information from: Sioux City Journal, https://www.siouxcityjournal.com
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