GREENWOOD - The Cass County Sheriff’s Office reports a hammer threat Sunday afternoon at an Interstate 80 interchange near Greenwood.

Deputies and the Nebraska State Patrol responded on a dispatch that the man fled the area heading north on Highway 63 on foot. Officers  searched the area where a foot pursuit occurred near the I-80 Raceway. A man entered the raceway and ran to the west grand stands where a Nebraska State Patrol Trooper was able to deploy a taser and subject was taken into custody.

A sheriff’s office press release says the suspect damaged two vehicles during the foot pursuit and Greenwood Fire and Rescue along with Cass County Medics were paged to the scene due to self-inflicted injuries.

Investigation is ongoing and being handled by Nebraska State Patrol.