COLUMBUS – A Columbus man was arrested after leading police on a chase in his car, according to a press release sent from the Bartholomew County Sheriff.
On Tuesday night at approximately 11:32 p.m. Deputy Dylan Prather observed a possible impaired driver near the intersection of 10th St and McClure Road. He initiated a traffic stop, but the driver accelerated and fled.
The driver, later identified as 41-year-old Justin Bowles led deputies on a chase throughout the northern part of Columbus before turning off his vehicle’s lights and driving through a field.
Deputies lost sight of the vehicle as it entered the field however found the vehicle crashed into a pile of shrubbery near Warren Drive and Taxiway G.
A perimeter of law enforcement officers was set up and canine Frizko was deployed to locate Bowles. A short time later Bowles was found hiding along the fence line near the airport. Bowles was apprehended by Frizko.
Deputies located multiple pills, a large amount of cash, over 60 grams of meth, and more than 10 grams of fentanyl.
Bowles was transported to Columbus Regional Hospital for medical evaluations and then transported to Bartholomew County Jail where he remains on charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated – drugs, OWI endangerment, dealing meth, dealing a narcotic drug, two counts of dealing a controlled substance, possession of meth, two counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of a legend drug, leaving the scene of an accident, possession of drug paraphernalia.
This is an ongoing investigation.
