JAMESTOWN, N.D. (JPD) – On May 14, 2025, at approximately 1259 hrs., a Jamestown Police Officer attempted to stop a vehicle for committing multiple traffic violations, after almost striking another vehicle, at the intersection of 5 Ave SE and 10 St SE. The vehicle drove for several blocks without stopping for the officer. The vehicle was identified as a 2005 Toyota Camry. After a brief period of time, the vehicle came to a stop in the 200 block of 8 St SE. 

As the officer spoke to the driver of the Toyota Camry, the officer made several observations of the driver, which indicated possible impairment. The driver refused to exit her vehicle and drove off from the traffic stop. 

The driver fled from officers for a few blocks before coming to a stop for a second time, near the 600 block of 2 Ave SE. Officers were able to quickly detain the driver and completed an investigation into this incident. 

The driver was identified as 39-year-old Breona Amber Oretta of Jamestown. Oretta had just been released from incarceration on May 13 for an unrelated matter. 

Oretta was arrested on suspicion of Driving under the Influence of an Intoxicating Liquor (2nd offense in 7 years), DUI-refusal, Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Police Officer, Open receptacle containing an alcoholic beverage in a vehicle, and Reckless Driving. She was transported to Stutsman County Corrections to await formal charges.