Two Arrested After Fleeing Traffic Stop in Panhandle

October 30, 2025 (Scottsbluff, Neb.)  — Troopers with the Nebraska State Patrol have arrested two people after a brief pursuit and search in Sheridan County.

Tuesday evening at approximately 5:50 p.m. MT, a trooper saw a southbound Buick sedan traveling with no license plates and no lights activated on Highway 87 in Sheridan County. The trooper attempted a traffic stop. The driver initially stopped. As the trooper approached the vehicle, the driver accelerated and fled northbound.

A short time later, another trooper successfully deployed stop sticks, which brought the vehicle to a stop near mile marker 73. Two passengers complied with the trooper’s commands and remained with the vehicle. The driver and another passenger fled on foot.

The passenger was located a short time later and was taken into custody. The passenger, Tyrone Caldwell, 22, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, was in possession of a hatchet. He was arrested for obstructing a peace officer and possession of a concealed weapon.

The driver was located approximately one mile north of where the vehicle had stopped and was taken into custody. Michael Jack, 37, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota, was arrested for flight to avoid arrest, obstructing a peace officer, driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to obey a lawful order, no operator’s license, possession of an open alcohol container, and traffic violations.

Jack and Caldwell were lodged in Sheridan County Jail. The two passengers who remained with the vehicle did not have charges and were released.