Butler County Attorney Julie Reiter is ready to charge five female suspects involved in a high-speed chase Jan. 3.Reiter said Thursday that 20-year-old Glenda L. Dubon of Schuyler will face six felony and misdemeano
The Lincoln Journal Star | Posted: Wednesday, January 9, 2008 6:00 pm
Butler County Attorney Julie Reiter is ready to charge five female suspects involved in a high-speed chase Jan. 3.
Reiter said Thursday that 20-year-old Glenda L. Dubon of Schuyler will face six felony and misdemeanor charges, including assault of an officer.
A 16-year-old David City juvenile, identified as the driver of the vehicle that ended up in a ditch along Nebraska Highway 92 near Garrison shortly after 3 p.m., will face 11 charges, including willful reckless driving.
Butler County Sheriff Mark Hecker and Deputy Bill Drozd, part of an arrest team that also involved officers from the Nebraska State Patrol and the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, were allegedly assaulted as the vehicle’s occupants were taken into custody.
Hecker later described their injuries as scratches and bumps.
Two more 16-year-old girls from Columbus and Schuyler, and a 12-year-old girl from Schuyler were also in the fleeing vehicle, according to police reports.
All of the juveniles are scheduled to make their first court appearance today in front of Seward County Judge Gerald Rouse, who will be on a fill-in assignment at the Butler County Courthouse.
Reiter said the other three juveniles will each be charged with one misdemeanor count of obstructing a police officer.
No court date had been set for Dubon as of Thursday.
Police reports of the incident said the chase began in Columbus, where at least one police car was rammed, and proceeded south on U.S. Highway 81 into Butler County.
The car was reported as stolen and two of the girls were listed as runaways.