Police nab wanted man fleeing on bicycle

Zackary Townsend

COLUMBUS, Ind. — A wanted Columbus man tried to escape arrest on a bicycle, but was apprehended by police.

At about 2:45 p.m. Thursday, a Columbus Police Department officer observed Zackary C. Townsend, 29, 112 Cherry St., Columbus, riding a bicycle near 11th and Chestnut streets, said Lt. Matt Harris, CPD spokesman.

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