Indiana man arrested after pursuit ends in LaRue County

An Indiana man is in custody after a pursuit that began in Hardin County ended after a wreck in LaRue County.

Dusten Sauer of Pendleton, Ind., faces multiple charges including first degree Fleeing or Evading Police, first degree Criminal Mischief, and third degree Assault following his arrest Tuesday.

According to the LaRue County Sheriff’s Office, on March 24 LaRue County Dispatch was notified of a pursuit involving a stolen vehicle by the Elizabethtown Police Department. The EPD said the vehicle was traveling toward LaRue County on Lincoln Parkway and the EPD terminated the pursuit at the county line. LaRue County Dispatch issued an Attempt to Locate on the vehicle.

The sheriff’s office says a deputy observed the vehicle near the intersection of Lincoln Parkway and Tonieville Road and activated his emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop. The vehicle fled on Tonieville Road and then on McCubbins Road.

The suspect, later identified as Sauer, failed to negotiate a curve, resulting in a crash. Sauer fled the scene of the crash on foot, pursued by the deputy. After several hundred yards, the deputy reached Sauer, who the sheriff’s office says resisted arrest and attempted to assault the deputy. After a brief struggle, Sauer was taken into custody.

The sheriff’s office says Sauer was also served with two extraditable warrants out of Indiana.