BEDFORD — A juvenile was detained early Sunday morning, November 1, 2026, after attempting to flee from police officers who were responding to a disturbance report involving alcohol consumption.
According to a probable cause affidavit filed by Bedford Police Department Officer Joshua Turner, officers were dispatched to the area of the 2130 block of I Street at approximately 2:06 a.m. regarding possible juveniles drinking and causing a disturbance.
Upon arrival, Officer Turner spotted three juvenile males near the intersection of I Street and 22nd Street. As officers attempted to make contact, one of the males walked behind a residence, jumped a fence into a backyard, and began running away through an alley and residential yards.
Sgt. Shelhart and Officer Turner pursued the fleeing teen in marked patrol vehicles with emergency red and blue overhead lights activated. According to the report, the juvenile was unsteady on his feet as he ran toward the roadway on 22nd Street. Despite direct commands to stop, the suspect continued fleeing on foot before being caught and placed into handcuffs following a short physical struggle.
Officers noted that the juvenile displayed signs of intoxication, including slurred speech and a distinct odor of alcoholic beverages emanating from his person and breath. Because the teen complained that his head hurt and he felt unwell, an IU Health ambulance was called to the scene. Medical personnel evaluated him and cleared him of any serious ailments.
The juvenile’s guardians were contacted and met officers at the Bedford Police Station. He was released into their custody after being issued a promise to appear at the Lawrence County Probation Department, Juvenile Division, scheduled for Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.
He faces preliminary allegations of juvenile delinquency by illegal consumption and resisting law enforcement by fleeing
