ColumbiaMagazine.com
Printed from:

Welcome to Columbia Magazine  
 



































 
Columbia Police arrest driver after he flees at high speed

Columbia Police Department make arrest after pursuit. Police say driver failed to stop when signaled to do so on Jamestown Street, accelerated down Carrie Bolin, bailed out of car and fled on foot before being apprehended in the hallway of an apartment complex. He's been lodged in the Adair County Regional Jail.

By Ofc. Josh Brockman
Report from the Columbia, KY, Police Dept., Jason Cross, Chief

On Monday, May 27, 2013, at approximately 5:51pmCT, Ofc. Johnny Dial observed Franklin Thompson, age 31, of Columbia, KY operating a motor vehicle on Jamestown street in a reckless manner.



Ofc. Dial attempted to initiate a traffic stop when Thompson accelerated at a high rate of speed and turned down Carrie Bolin Drive, Thompson then bailed out of vehicle where a short foot pursuit ensued.

Thompson was apprehended in the hallway of a apartment complex and placed under arrest on charges of Improper Start, No Operators License, Fleeing and Evading Police 1st Degree (vehicle), Fleeing and Evading Police 2nd Degree(foot), Wanton Endangerment 1st degree, Reckless driving, Possession of Controlled Substance 1st degree (Cocaine) ,Possession of Controlled Substance 3rd degree (drug unspecified) Possession of Marijuana, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Thompson was lodged in Adair County Regional Jail. Ofc. Dial is continuing the investigation and was assisted by Ofc. Drew Conn. - Josh Brockman


This story was posted on 2013-05-28 17:13:14
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know.



 

































 
 
Quick Links to Popular Features


Looking for a story or picture?
Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com.

 

Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728.
Phone: 270.403.0017


Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.