COLUMBUS, Ind. — A local driver was arrested after a short vehicle pursuit Thursday.
A Columbus Police Department officer attempted to stop a car near Ninth and Reed streets at 12:25 p.m. after observing a minor traffic violation, said Lt. Matt Harris, Columbus Police Department spokesman.
The driver of the vehicle, later identified as Johnny E. Jordan, 46, Columbus, refused to pull over. A short pursuit ensued until Jordan stopped his vehicle in an alley in the 600 block of Hutchins Avenue and attempted to exit the vehicle, Harris said.
Jordan was taken into custody and officers determined that he did not have a valid driver’s license.
Jordan was placed under arrest and transported to the Bartholomew County Jail on preliminary charges of felony resisting law enforcement and operating a vehicle without every receiving a license.
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