
GERING, Neb. (AP) — Authorities say a 45-year-old Gering man was arrested after a vehicle chase that ended with a gunshot and a struggle with officers.
Bail has been set at $250,000 for Tad Shelly, who faces several charges.
The chase began around 10 p.m. Monday on U.S. Highway 26 between Scottsbluff and Minatare when a Scotts Bluff county deputy attempted to pull over a suspected drunken driver in a pickup.
The truck stopped just east of Minatare. Officials say the pickup driver then drove backward into the deputy’s car, and the deputy fired his handgun and hit the front tire on the driver’s side.
Other officers soon arrived to help take Shelly into custody.
A jailer said Shelly remained in custody on Wednesday. Online court records don’t list the case yet.