WATCH: Suspect shot at during pursuit in stolen vehicle, Dakota County Sheriff says
According to the Dakota County Sheriff's Office, a pursuit ensued in Dakota County at around 1:45 p.m. on Sunday after the sheriff's office spotted a white Honda Accord in the area of Highway 35 and Highway 110. This vehicle had been spotted by a FLOCK camera and had been involved in a prior eluding incident.
A Dakota County Sheriff's Deputy attempted to stop the vehicle, which turned into a pursuit that went through South Sioux City.
Officials said that they had attempted to stop the vehicle using spike strips, but the attempt was unsuccessful. Later, spike strips were deployed on the Veteran's Memorial Bridge by the South Sioux City Police Department.
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The suspect stopped just short of the spike strips and backed into a Dakota County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle while attempting to maneuver away. After hitting the patrol vehicle, the suspect then drove toward a South Sioux City police officer, who fired a shot from their gun at the suspect vehicle.
The suspect made their way into Iowa where they eventually crashed into three other vehicles while trying to wedge their way through a stoplight.
In total, the pursuit lasted for about 15 minutes, officials said.
The suspect in the pursuit was arrested and identified as Benjamin Horn, of Winnebago, Nebraska.
Officials said that the vehicle had been identified as a car that had previously been stolen out of Winnebago two days prior to the incident.
Horn is currently being held in the Woodbury County Jail on charges of reckless driving, not having a driver's license, improper use of lanes, and failure to provide security against liability. The release said that he also has a warrant in Nebraska for charges that including felony flight to avoid arrest, possession of a stolen motor vehicle, willfull reckless driving, driving under suspension, and sixty-six counts of traffic violations in connection with the pursuit on the Nebraska side.
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