INDIANA. – An Illinois man was taken into custody on multiple charges Monday morning following a pursuit that covered three counties along I-65 in southern and south-central Indiana.
The Scottsburg Police Department received a report of a possible robbery at a Scott County gas station at 8 a.m. Law enforcement was advised to look for a black Volkswagen SUV with Tennessee plates.
Seymour Police observed the vehicle heading north on I-65, at the 50-mile marker in Jackson County, at 8:10 a.m. They attempted to conduct a traffic stop but the driver, later identified as Mekyell Brown-Champion, 25, of Chicago, continued speeding north.
The Indiana State Police (ISP) and other agencies soon assisted in the chase into Bartholomew County, where the SUV exited onto State Road 46 in Columbus. The driver traveled west on S.R. 46 and then turned around and tried to get back onto southbound I-65.
An ISP trooper conducted a Precision Immobilization Technique (PIT) Maneuver on the on-ramp. The action disabled the vehicle and safely ended the pursuit. Brown-Champion was arrested.
The suspect was found to be wanted on an Illinois warrant. The vehicle had recently been reported stolen from Nashville, Tennessee.
Scottsburg Police Department investigators arrested Brown-Champion and transported him back to the Scott County Jail where he was incarcerated on initial charges of Robbery, Criminal Trespass, and Battery. Additional charges in Jackson and Bartholomew Counties are possible.
