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Anderson – An Anderson man was taken into custody shortly after midnight after leading a trooper on a vehicle and foot pursuit. Trooper Jason Girt was driving by the Speedway Station at 38^th and Scatterfield Rd. shortly after midnight, when he heard yelling and could see a confrontation between two men and two women on the lot of the station.

Girt pulled into the lot, separated the parties and was attempting to find out what the cause of the disturbance was, when the two males fled east on 38^th St. in a Dodge Avenger. The car ran the red light at 38^th and Scatterfield Rd. at a high rate of speed.  Girt gave chase and when he caught up with car, it refused to stop. They led Girt into the Hoosier Woods Apartment Complex off of 38^th where the driver and passenger bailed out and ran on foot.

Trooper Girt caught the driver, Deandre B.L. Davis, age 27, and charged him with Operating While Intoxicated with a Previous Conviction, Level 6 Felony; Resisting Law Enforcement, Public Intoxication and Operating While Never Obtaining a License, second offense, all three misdemeanors.  He was lodged in the Madison County Jail.

Trooper Girt was assisted by troopers from the Pendleton Post, and officers from the Madison County Sheriff’s Department and the Anderson Police Department. Motorists are encouraged to report suspected impaired drivers by calling 9-1-1. Give a vehicle description, location, and direction of travel. Never follow an impaired driver.

All Suspects Are Presumed Innocent Until Proven Guilty in a Court of Law