MARTIN CO. – Saturday evening, a vehicle pursuit led to the arrest of 61-year-old Steven A. Kiser of Odon. He was incarcerated in Martin County on preliminary charges for resisting law enforcement with a motor vehicle, a Level 6 felony, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, a Class B misdemeanor, and reckless driving, a Class C misdemeanor.
At approximately 8:15 p.m., Indiana State Police Master Trooper Jarrod Lents initiated a traffic stop on a 2019 Buick passenger car on US 50 near 2nd Street in Loogootee for traveling 51 miles per hour in a 35 mp zone. The driver of the Buick, later identified as Steven Kiser, did not stop and led the trooper on a vehicle pursuit with speeds over 80 mph.
The chase continued into Daviess County, where the Buick left the roadway and ran over a mailbox. The Buick turned around and drove back into Loogootee. The vehicle pulled into a church parking area and came to a stop. Kiser was taken into custody without incident.
Master Trooper Lents was assisted by Trooper Andrew Watson, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, and the Loogootee Police Department.
