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LEXINGTON — Before a high-speed pursuit began Wednesday in Cozad, the passenger in the vehicle stole colored pencils from the Cozad Dollar General, according to court records.

According to court records, a Dollar General employee allegedly saw Kerstie Arnold, 19, walk out the door with unpaid items.

Arnold was charged in Dawson County Court with misdemeanor shoplifting and pleaded guilty Thursday to taking colored pencils, court records say. She was ordered to pay $50 in restitution to the court.

Dollar General’s website lists colored pencils’ prices from $1-$4.

Arnold was apprehended near the Wood River Interstate 80 interchange Wednesday night after law enforcement spiked the tires of the vehicle she was riding in. Michael Cinocco, 50, the driver of the vehicle, allegedly led law enforcement on an hour-long high-speed chase through Dawson, Buffalo and Hall counties.

Cinocco, a transient, was charged in Dawson County Court with operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest, a Class IV felony; and first offense driving under the influence of drugs, a Class W misdemeanor.

Cinocco’s next court date is set for Thursday.