HARDIN COUNTY, Ky. — Authorities arrested a man who they say had fled from state police and into a cornfield on Thursday.
Kentucky State Police dispatch said officers arrested the suspect after he surrendered on the interstate. Chris Denham, the public affairs officer for the Elizabethtown Police Department, said it happened just before 7 p.m.
KSP Trooper Scotty Sharp confirmed the chase ended in a crash near mile marker 84 on Interstate 65. Sharp said the pursuit came out of Bowling Green and KSP troopers in the area were notified around 4:08 p.m.
KSP dispatch said the suspect got out of the wrecked vehicle and fled on foot into a cornfield.
They had asked people to avoid the area and to lock any doors if they were nearby, and warned that a portion of I-65 was closed.
A BlueOval SK spokesperson confirmed they were also on lockdown.
People like Hayden Polston were still out in Glendale getting their Thursday dinners, unconcerned about the active manhunt just miles up the road.
"Most of us, we kind of keep ourselves safe," Polston said. "We’ve got measures around to keep our selves safe, so it’s not that big of a deal.”
Assistant manager of Whistle Top, Felicia Short said the restaurant remained open as workers watched for updates.
“A couple of the servers are a little concerned about it just due to the fact that social media had a big play on everybody finding out,” Short said.
WHAS 11 News was able to tell Short when the suspect was arrested.
“I’m sure the servers feel better about walking to their cars and the cooks will be okay with that too so, we’ll get by,” she said.
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