BATTLE MOUNTAIN - After a vehicle pursuit at around 7:55 p.m. on Sept. 29 that started on North Second Street, deputies arrested 29-year-old Jacob David Kiehne, of Battle Mountain, for several offenses, said Lander County Sheriff Ron Unger.
Kiehne was arrested for driver disobeying a peace officer; resisting a public officer; headlamp not illuminated; driving with a revoked driver license; battery with a deadly weapon; and temporary hold.
He was charged officially by the District Attorney's Office with stop required on signal of peace officer, a category B felony, and battery with a deadly weapon, also a category B felony.
Kiehne's arraignment was held Oct. 4 in the Argenta Justice Court and he was assigned to public defender Ted Herrera. His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 18 at 9 a.m.
According to Unger, Kiehne was allegedly driving a 1994 silver Toyota Camry with the headlights out on North Second Street the evening of Sept. 29. A deputy attempted to pull him over and Kiehne allegedly failed to yield to emergency lights and siren.
A vehicle chase ensued and Kiehne's vehicle pulled onto Trescott Street where it made a U-turn at the dead end and then struck the deputy's vehicle, said Unger.
A foot chase took place and Kiehne was apprehended on North Reese Street and taken into custody by sheriff's deputies, said Unger.
According to the criminal complaint filed by the District Attorney's Office, on or near North Trescott Street, the defendant failed or refused to stop his vehicle after he was given a signal to bring his vehicle to a stop and then the defendant ran the car he was driving into and damaged the vehicle driven by Matthew Levi, a Lander County sheriff's deputy.
It also states that on or near North Trescott Street, the defendant willfully and unlawfully hit Matthew Levi with his motor vehicle, a deadly weapon.
As of Oct. 5, Kiehne was still in custody in the Lander County jail with his bail set at $20,000.
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