Three Douglas County Sheriff’s Office deputies sustained minor injuries last week while arresting an Omaha man wanted for felony theft and failure to appear for a drug test.
Jake Scripter, 32, was arrested on suspicion of three counts of assault on an officer, three counts of use of a weapon to commit a felony, operating a vehicle to avoid arrest and several other felonies. He was booked into the Douglas County Jail on Friday and is awaiting a bail hearing.
Deputies from a special operations group identified a stolen vehicle about 7:30 p.m. Thursday at a convenience store near 83rd and Maple Streets. Scripter, who was known to have an outstanding felony arrest warrant, was near the vehicle.
When deputies approached Scripter, he was able to get into the driver’s seat of the stolen vehicle and put the vehicle in reverse. The vehicle allegedly struck one deputy and rammed into two Sheriff’s Office vehicles, one of which was occupied.
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As a result, two deputies sustained minor injuries before the vehicle fled west on Maple Street. An Omaha Police Department helicopter tracked the stolen vehicle that was traveling west at high speed where it crashed into two vehicles at the intersection of 90th and Maple Streets.
Scripter allegedly continued north onto 90th Street until reaching Spaulding Street where he attempted to flee on foot. Deputies and Omaha police officers were able to make contact with Scripter near that location where he allegedly resisted arrest.
A deputy sustained minor injuries as a result of the altercation during the arrest, the Sheriff’s Office said. All three injured deputies were treated at a local hospital and released.
At the time of his arrest, Scripter was wanted for failure to appear for drug testing on April 3. He is awaiting trial in Douglas County District Court on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine.
According to the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, Scripter has served four prison sentences. Three sentences were for theft and one for possession of a deadly weapon by a prohibited person.
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