Robbery suspect arrested following pursuit

JEFFERSONVILLE – Friday afternoon, a suspect wanted on robbery charges was arrested following a vehicle pursuit that ended on the Kennedy Bridge on I-65 at the Indiana/Kentucky border.

Shortly after 3:00 pm, Troopers from the Indiana State Police-Sellersburg Post were contacted by another agency, which advised that a suspect wanted on a warrant for a probation violation from a robbery charge was possibly in the Jeffersonville, Indiana area.  Additional information indicated that the suspect, Bruce R. Rogers, age 49, Louisville, Kentucky, was operating in a vehicle that had recently been reported stolen from Louisville, Kentucky.  Rogers was also wanted in connection with an attempted robbery that had occurred earlier in the morning in Hardin County, Kentucky.   

Troopers Wyatt Madden and Tyler Line located the vehicle at an apartment complex in Jeffersonville, Indiana.  Before officers were able to approach, Rogers entered the vehicle and left the complex.  Rogers fled from the troopers when they attempted to conduct a traffic stop.  He traveled on 10th Street, where the Jeffersonville Police Department successfully deployed a tire deflation device. 

Rogers was still able to enter I-65 Southbound in an attempt to cross the Kennedy Bridge into Louisville, Kentucky.  Troopers successfully deployed a precision immobilization technique, commonly referred to as a PIT Maneuver, which caused Rogers’ vehicle to come to a stop on the bridge.  A brief standoff occurred before Troopers with the ISP-Sellersburg Post and Officers with the Jeffersonville Police Department took Rogers into custody.  Officers from the Louisville Metro Police Department also arrived to assist.

EMS was called to the scene to transport Rogers to an area hospital for evaluation.  Upon release from the hospital, he will be incarcerated on multiple local charges as well as the warrants from neighboring jurisdictions. 

Lanes of I-65 Southbound were briefly shut down on the Kennedy Bridge until the suspect was taken into custody and the scene was cleared.

Those facing criminal charges are considered innocent until proven guilty through a fair and due legal process. Accusations alone do not imply guilt; the judicial system will evaluate the presented evidence to reach a verdict.