Two in jail following late night THPD pursuit

Brown and College Aves./Lucy Perry photo

By Lucy Perry
Indiana Central News

 Two suspects are in  jail after leading police on a late night chase following a traffic stop on the south side of the Terre Haute.

• The driver, John W. Johnson, 48, of Terre Haute, was booked into the Vigo County Jail at around 12:20 a.m. He is charged with criminal recklessness, resisting law enforcement and reckless driving.
• The passenger, Barnard L.Williams, 30, of Terre Haute, was booked into the Vigo County Jail at 1:45 a.m. He is charged with domestic battery, domestic battery with prior unrelated conviction, strangulation, criminal confinement, residential entry, resisting law enforcement and possession of marijuana.

Terre Haute Police Department officers attempted to make a traffic stop near S. 15th and Crawford Streets around 11:45 p.m. last night. The suspect fled the scene eastbound on Crawford Street, leading to a high speed chase that continued southbound on S. 19th Street from  Crawford Street and ultimately ended at the interesection of S.Brown and College Avenues -- where  Johnson was taken into custody in front of DeVaney Elementary School.

Williams was taken into custody at S. 29th and Oak Streets , shortly after  fleeing from the vehicle on foot.  A perimeter  was established for several blocks while officers searched the area for Williams. Several roads were blocked off from traffic while the search with a K-9 was underway. 

Williams was transported to a local hospital for injuries suffered from jumping out of the vehicle .