Man in custody after Hardin County robbery

A Jefferson County man is in custody after a robbery investigation in Hardin County.

Charles Austin of Louisville faces multiple charges including Receiving Stolen Property, Robbery, and Fleeing or Evading Police, among other charges, following his arrest Friday.

According to the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office, at around 2:29 p.m. on October 24 deputies were dispatched to the 700 block of Star Mills Road after a report came in of a robbery and stolen vehicle. Deputies made contact with the victim, who told officers he had been robbed by an individual he knew. The victim said the suspect had been armed with a handgun and the victim’s vehicle, which had a firearm in it, was stolen in the incident.

A BOLO was issued and the stolen vehicle was detected on an Elizabethtown FLOCK camera. Officers with the Elizabethtown Police Department located the vehicle and initiated a pursuit on Interstate 65 South. The vehicle crashed just north of the Sonora exit and the suspect, identified as Austin, fled on foot but was apprehended a short time later.

Austin was lodged in the Hardin County Detention Center. He is set to appear for a video arraignment in Hardin District Court Monday morning.