Hoover
Bartholomew County Sheriff deputies arrested two Columbus residents after they led deputies, Columbus police and Indiana State Police on a pursuit and were observed switching seats before finally being forced to stop.
At 10:51 p.m. Monday, sheriff Deputy Max Medina attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a maroon Mitsubishi passenger car in the area of North Buckingham Drive and West Farmstead Drive. The vehicle failed to yield and a pursuit was initiated, said Sgt. Dane Duke, sheriff’s department spokesman.
The suspect vehicle led law enforcement on a pursuit throughout eastern Bartholomew County. During the pursuit the vehicle stopped in the roadway, while stopped the driver and passenger were observed switching seats inside the vehicle. As the pursuit continued, Columbus police officers deployed a tire deflation device which the suspect vehicle struck in the area of North U.S. 31 and East County Road 50N.
The pursuit then continued into Columbus until a trooper from the Indiana State Police executed a PIT maneuver (Precision Immobilization Technique) on the suspect vehicle, Duke said. No injuries were sustained during the PIT maneuver and no vehicles sustained any damage.
During the subsequent felony stop, Brandon Burton, 24, Columbus and Audrianna Hoover 18, Columbus, were taken into custody. A search of the vehicle resulted in locating narcotics and narcotics paraphernalia, Duke said.
Burton and Hoover were transported to the Bartholomew County Jail where they remain in custody on 48 hour holds.
Burton is being held on preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior, operating a vehicle while intoxicated – endangerment, possession of a syringe, possession of a legend drug, possession of methamphetamine, possession of a look-a-like substance, reckless driving and two Bartholomew County warrants.
Hoover is being held on preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated-endangerment, reckless driving, possession of a syringe and possession of a look-a-like substance.
