COLUMBUS, Ind. — A mid-day pursuit in Columbus on Monday led to the arrest of two people.
Police observed a car being driven aggressively in the area of Taylor Road and Saddle Drive around 1:30 p.m. When police attempted to stop the vehicle, the driver, Steven Burton, 39, of Columbus, fled onto 10th Street. Burton drove over the raised median, damaging the car. A short time later the front tire came off the car, but Burton continued to flee, driving on the rim.
Two off-duty officers took the lead in the pursuit when the original officer involved in the pursuit could not drive over the median. Burton continued on the rim to the Quail Run apartments where he exited the vehicle and fled on foot. A short time later, Burton was found hiding in a trash can in the 2600 block of 12th Street and taken into custody.
Burton was arrested for resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, resisting law enforcement on foot, leaving the scene of an accident, driving while suspended with a prior conviction, possession of paraphernalia, and an outstanding warrant from Johnson County. A female passenger, Natasha Carr, 27, was arrested for false informing.
