What started as an arrest for a probation warrant, ended with a North Platte man facing numerous felony charges.

On Friday, at around 9:10 a.m., an officer with the North Platte Police Department was on regular patrol when he observed 28-year-old Bradley Fletcher driving in a vehicle in the area of Francis and Dewey Streets.

The officer was aware that Fletcher had an active Lincoln County warrant for violating the terms of his probation, and conducted a traffic stop in the 2100 block of South Jeffers Street.

The officer approached the vehicle and spoke to Fletcher and his passenger, 24-year-old Allysun Fletcher, before opening the door and asking Bradley to step out of the vehicle.

Instead of complying with the officer’s command, Bradley fled the scene, injuring the officer’s hand in the process.

A short pursuit ensued, but the officer made the decision to terminate the pursuit due to high pedestrian traffic in the area.

Another officer who was in the area observed the vehicle a few blocks away and reported that Bradley was driving recklessly and disregarding the safety of pedestrians and other vehicles. Again the pursuit was terminated for the safety of the public.

After learning that the Fletchers live in a residence in the 600 block of North Garfield Avenue, officers responded to that location and made contact with Allysun, but she would not open the door. Allysun denied that Bradley was in the residence.

Officers obtained a search warrant and made forcible entry into the residence, at which time Bradley fled out of a window and was pursued on foot.

He was apprehended about a block away and was arrested and transported to the Lincoln County Detention Center.

Bradley was charged with flight to avoid arrest, a Class IV felony, 2nd-degree assault on an officer, a Class II felony, and misdemeanor charges of willful reckless driving, resisting arrest and no operator’s license, an infraction.

Allysun was cited for being an accessory to a felony and harboring a fugitive, both misdemeanors.

LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — A man charged with murder in south-central Nebraska’s Dawson County has taken a plea deal.

Station KRVN reports that 42-year-old Jose Regalado-Mendez pleaded guilty Thursday to manslaughter and use of a weapon to commit a felony. He had been charged with first-degree murder in the October 2016 slaying of 37-year-old Jose Hernandez. Prosecutors lowered the charge in exchange for Regalado-Mendez’s plea. His sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 7.

Prosecutors say Regalado-Mendez shot Hernandez and hid the body near a farmhouse north of Lexington. The remains were found Dec. 12, 2016.

Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two men and seized more than 240 pounds of marijuana, methamphetamine, and controlled substances following two traffic stops on Interstate 80 Thursday.

The first stop occurred at approximately 12:30 p.m. when a trooper observed an eastbound Ford Fusion following too closely near Grand Island at mile marker 313. During the traffic stop, an NSP K9 detected the odor of a controlled substance coming from the trunk of the vehicle.

Troopers performed a search of the vehicle and found 75 pounds of marijuana and 2.5 grams of methamphetamine. The driver, Ismael Murillo, 38, of California, was arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, possession of methamphetamine, and no drug tax stamp. Murillo was lodged in Hall County Corrections.

The second stop occurred at approximately 2:15 p.m. when another trooper observed an eastbound Toyota Camry following too closely near Lincoln at mile marker 394. During the traffic stop, a Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office K9 detected the presence of a controlled substance inside the vehicle.

A search of the vehicle revealed 168 pounds of marijuana and an unprescribed bottle of Ritalin. The driver, Eaid Gheith, 19, of Justice, Illinois, was arrested for possession of marijuana with intent to deliver, possession of a controlled pharmaceutical, and no drug tax stamp. Gheith was lodged in Lancaster County Jail.