Two people have been booked into Lancaster County Jail after a high speed pursuit took Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol (NSP) into Lincoln’s Air Park neighborhood.
On Wednesday, March 26, NSP was informed that the Columbus Police Department had been involved in a short pursuit with a driver known to have an active warrant. The vehicle, a Chrysler Town & Country, was believed to be headed toward Lincoln.
Around 1:45 p.m., a trooper observed a vehicle matching the suspect description speeding at approximately 100 miles per hour on eastbound Highway 34, west of Lincoln. The trooper initiated a pursuit after the driver failed to yield for traffic stop.
As the vehicle approached Lincoln, pilots in the NSP helicopter took over the pursuit in the air and troopers on the ground discontinued. NSP pilots tracked the vehicle as it entered the Air Park area of Lincoln. The driver then stopped near NW 53rd Street and West St. Paul Avenue. Two people got out and fled on foot.
NSP pilots observed the driver attempting to hide under a deck, then run through backyards and jump a fence. Troopers arrived on scene and took the driver into custody without incident. Additional troopers then located the female passenger less than one block away. She refused to comply with commands and continued fleeing on foot, but was taken into custody.
The driver, Michael Neemeyer, 39, of Lincoln, was arrested for flight to avoid arrest, willful reckless driving, possession of marijuana – less than one ounce, numerous traffic violations, and an active warrant. The passenger, Malorie Poessnecker, 27, of Lincoln, was arrested for resisting arrest, obstructing a peace officer, and failure to obey a lawful order.