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PALMYRA- A Salem man was arrested on multiple charges after a brief pursuit early Thursday morning.
Shortly after 2 a.m., an Indiana State Police trooper observed a green Honda Civic driving left of center on State Road 135 in Palmyra. The trooper ran the license plate and the vehicle returned as a stolen vehicle from Washington County, Indiana.
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When the trooper attempted to stop the vehicle after it turned on to Keeling Avenue, the driver of the Honda refused to stop. The car continued to a dead end on the north end of Keeling Avenue and then turned around, driving through a yard. The Honda then went south on Keeling and encountered yet another dead end. The vehicle entered a second yard and became stuck after crashing into a wooded area and a small ditch. After several unsuccessful attempts to free the car, the driver 30-year-old Levi Smith complied and was taken into custody without further incident.
The trooper also learned Smith was wanted on a warrant out of Washington County on a charge of invasion of privacy.
Smith was medically cleared at the Harrison County Hospital and has been preliminarily charged with the theft of a motor vehicle, resisting law enforcement in a vehicle, driving while driver’s license suspended, and possession of marijuana.
Trooper Clay Boley was assisted at the scene by Harrison County Deputy Daniel Evans.