DOUGLAS COUNTY, Neb. —

A man accused of ramming a Douglas County deputy's cruiser and then fleeing was taken into custody by Council Bluffs police after his vehicle's wheels "quite literally fell off," officials said.

The Douglas County Sheriff's Office said investigators located a stolen F-250 pickup in a parking lot in the area of 97th Street and West Dodge Road on Wednesday morning.

The vehicle was occupied and law enforcement attempted to surround it and initiate a stop. Officials said the driver rammed a cruiser and fled the area.

Law enforcement initiated a pursuit eastbound on Interstate 80 until the suspect crossed into Iowa, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said. The Council Bluffs Police Department then continued the pursuit and took the suspect into custody.

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