Van Buren County Woman Arrested After Short Chase

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A Van Buren County woman is jailed after police say she led them on a low-speed chase while drunk on Sunday night. The Van Buren County Sheriff”s Department says a deputy tried to pull over a LeBaron driven by 31-year-old Jennifer Vernier on 57th Street near Baseline Road around 10 p.m. for driving erratically. The vehicle didn’t stop, and continued on to Baseline for about a half mile. When the driver did pull over, deputies say she resisted them as they arrested her. The woman was found to be drunk, and wanted on a warrant. She was taken to the Van Buren County Jail on charges of resisting and obstructing, drunk driving, possession of open intoxicants in a vehicle, and other offenses.