(Shelby Co.) One person was arrested following a pursuit in Shelby County early this morning.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office says a Deputy attempted to stop a vehicle just north of Harlan on Highway 59. The vehicle failed to yield to the Deputy and the Deputy and a Harlan Police officer began a pursuit in and around the area of Defiance. The vehicle then went back south bound where another Shelby County Deputy set stop sticks up on the road. The vehicle then traveled into Harlan and attempted to make a turn when it lost control.
The suspect, later identified as Spencer Hodges, took off on foot. An alert was put out to citizens to stay in their residence and not to answer the door. With assistance from a Shelby County K9 unit, a Shelby County EMA drone, Crawford County Sheriff’s office deputies, and Harlan police officers, the suspect was apprehended. Hodges was identified and found to have an active arrest warrant out of Nebraska. The vehicle driven by Hodges was also stolen out of Nebraska.
Note: All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
