Sterling woman accused of driving through back yards

Meth arrest filed in Johnson County

February 16, 2026Updated: February 16, 2026
By Dan Swanson

 

TECUMSEH – The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office made an arrest Feb. 6 alleging a vehicle drove with lights off in the backyards of Sterling residences with juvenile passengers.

An arrest affidavit says a deputy was able to track the vehicle by the illumination of brake lights to the next roadway. The vehicle went down an embankment, accelerated and pulled into a driveway at a Maple Street residence.

The affidavit says 43-year-old Misty Sedersten told deputies she had went down an alleyway. She is charged with operating a motor vehicle to avoid arrest and child neglect.

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