SEYMOUR, Ind. – Two Jackson County residents were apprehended on numerous charges following a vehicle pursuit spanning three counties on Monday afternoon.
An Indiana State Police (ISP) trooper attempted a traffic stop, at around 3 p.m., on a car on northbound I-65, at the 53-mile marker near Seymour. The vehicle, operated by Otha T. Bryant, 38, of Freetown, fled at a high rate of speed and exited the interstate north onto State Road 11.
ISP and other police departments pursued the car into Bartholomew County and then Jennings County. It traversed numerous county roads in the area, and crossed US 31 three times. The vehicle eventually became disabled and came to a stop on County Road 1000W in northwest Jennings County.
The driver and a female passenger, Rachel V. Fagan, 28, of Freetown, were both arrested without further incident. During a search of the car, troopers allegedly found suspected methamphetamine.
Bryant was booked for resisting law enforcement in a vehicle, possession of meth, reckless driving, criminal recklessness with a vehicle, driving while suspended, and several Jackson County warrants.
Fagan was charged with resisting law enforcement in a vehicle, possession of meth, and a Washington County warrant.