SELLERSBURG, Ind. – The Indiana State Police (ISP) recovered a vehicle reported stolen from Bartholomew County after a 10-mile pursuit on Thursday afternoon crossed county lines in southern Indiana
A Clark County Sheriff’s deputy, traveling northbound on Interstate 65 near mile marker 18, spotted a red Chevrolet Malibu which was reported stolen earlier in the day. When he attempted to stop the vehicle, the deputy said the car increased speed and tried to flee. Officers from ISP and the Clarksville Police Department joined the chase.
The vehicle continued into Scott County, eluding law enforcement’s attempts to use “stop sticks” along the way. A passenger in the runaway car was observed throwing an unknown substance out of the window. After realizing the car had a subscription-based navigation and security service, police contacted the company to request the vehicle be remotely disabled. Once it was, the car began to slow down and safely stopped on the side of the roadway. Police detained both occupants and allegedly found methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.
The driver, Ryan Andrew Moody, 40, of Columbus, and the passenger, Audrey Fay Crank, 20, of Hope, were arrested and taken to the Clark County Jail. Both are charged with possession of meth and possession of paraphernalia. Moody is also charged with auto theft and reckless driving.
