Last updated on Thursday, August 24, 2006
(SEYMOUR) - Police in Jackson and Scott Counties worked at stopping a criminal spree that began in Seymour.
Thirty-two-year-old Carl Tharp began his adventure by allegedly stealing a car from a business in Seymour after reportedly pointing a firearm at a female.
The vehicle was later spotted in Austin by a city police officer. He attempted to stop the vehicle but Tharp fled from the scene. The officer gave pursuit and Tharp crashed the vehicle at a local residence. The people inside the home excaped unharmed. Tharp barricaded himself inside the home, but later surrendered to police.
Meanwhile, the Scott County Sheriff's Department responded to a call of a female allegedly confined and battered. Police believe Tharp was involved with that incident. Tharp was arrested on an outstanding warrant and taken to the Scott County Memorail Hospital in Scottsburg for observation.
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