Plea deal reached in case stemming from car chase

The trial set to begin next week for a 40-year-old Wyoming man arrested last fall following a two-state car chase has been called off.

On Friday, Joseph Mladenik pleaded no contest to three offenses: operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest and attempted possession of a deadly weapon while committing a felony, both felonies, and refusal to submit a chemical test, a misdemeanor.

Two additional charges Mladenik had faced were dropped, and the Kimball County Attorney's Office agreed not to file any charges against Mladenik in that county.

The agreement did not include any recommendations regardi...