A 24-year-old man is facing multiple felony charges after a high-speed pursuit involving Nebraska State Patrol troopers ended Wednesday morning on I-80 in Lancaster County. Omaha Police say Prentice Jackson was arrested following a reported shooting and assault.
The incident happened around 8:30 a.m. when the victim told investigators her former boyfriend had fired multiple rounds at her before fleeing the scene. Omaha Police say an automated license plate reader later identified the suspect’s vehicle traveling westbound on Interstate 80 near Gretna around 9 a.m.
A Nebraska State Patrol trooper spotted the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver refused to pull over. The pursuit continued westbound before the suspect exited the interstate near mile marker 405 and reentered I-80 eastbound, reaching speeds of more than 100 miles per hour.
Troopers deployed stop sticks, bringing the vehicle to a stop in Lancaster County, just west of the Interstate 80 weigh station. Jackson was taken into custody without further incident. Omaha Police officers, multiple state patrol troopers and the Omaha Police Department’s ABLE-1 helicopter assisted in the effort.
Jackson was later interviewed by Omaha Police investigators and booked into the Douglas County Department of Corrections on charges of first-degree assault, use of a weapon to commit a felony and kidnapping.
Additional driving-related charges stemming from the pursuit are pending through the Nebraska State Patrol.
(Photo: Dayne Buresh)