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Two siblings were arrested after a squabble over who gets to sit in the front seat let to a police pursuit.

Bret and Brianna Brezenski, from the Pennsylvania town of Olyphant, are facing charges of assault and resisting arrest following the squabble, which also involved Bret's girlfriend.

The incident began when Bret, 27, was picking up his 20-year-old sister Brianna from work last weekend.

Upon his arrival, Brianna was unhappy that her brother's girlfriend was sitting in the front seat of the car, local news outlet WNEP reported.

The debacle escalated into a full-on argument and several witnesses, who were setting up the town Christmas tree, noticed Bret's girlfriend seemed to be in a state of distress.

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His girlfriend, as a victim in the incident, remains anonymous.

Olyphant Police Chief James Devoe, who responded to the call, told WNEP that workers believed a woman was being held hostage in the car.

He said: "She was screaming for help and yelling, and there was an altercation going on in the car."

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Police jumped in their cars and rushed to the scene, where Bret proceeded to lead officers on a car chase.

"A girl was hanging out of the car... her head was out," Chief Devoe said.

Police caught up with the siblings' car after they became stuck in a traffic jam.

While Bret initially cooperated with police, this soon broke down.

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"I drew my weapon and I got him calmed down for a second, got him up against the car," Chief Devoe said.

"Soon as he saw me put my weapon down he attacked me again so I picked him up and threw him into the grass."

The officer had his hands full trying to detain Bret when his sister came over to involve herself in the altercation.

According to police, Bret's girlfriend was not arrested and was in fact a "victim" in the incident.

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She has filed for a Protection fro Abuse order (PFA) from both Brezeski siblings.

Chief Devoe said the incident put other people in harm's way.

"Traffic was packed, they were driving like animals," he said.

Both suspects declined to comment on the incident when approached by WNEP reporters outside the Olyphant Police Headquarters.