PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pike County teen racked up a number of felony charges after allegedly leading police on a chase early Tuesday morning.

Just before 2 a.m. Tuesday, a Pikeville Police officer spotted a vehicle matching the description of one from an earlier case turning onto Pike Street. The police report notes that the driver — later identified as Jacob Tyler Wilson, 18, of Pikeville — sped away when spotted the police car, running a stop sign and turning the wrong way down Main Street.

That prompted a chase that was soon over, when the car ran through the Huffman Avenue intersection and hit a concrete pole bordering Pikeville City Park. A Pikeville officer responding to the call slid on the wet roadway by the park and also hit a pole.

Wilson then allegedly led police on a foot case through the park and over the hillside toward Big Sandy Community and Technical College, before disappearing down Cumberland Court. He was found hiding behind a house and arrested.

Police say Wilson was manifestly under the influence and found with marijuana. They also discovered he did not have permission to use the car he had been driving. He also only had an instructional permit instead of a driver’s license.

Wilson was arrested for fleeing police, wanton endangerment of a police officer, auto theft, DUI and other charges. He is being held in the Pike County jail on a $5,000 cash bond.

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MAYTOWN, Ky. — A Floyd County man faces a long list of charges following a chase the day after Christmas.

Just before 5 p.m., Friday, a deputy sheriff spotted a motorcycle run a stop sign without signaling when turning onto Route 680 from Goose Creek Road. The deputy activated his lights to pull the bike over, but wrote that the operator, later identified as Timothy Hall, 26, of Martin, looked back at him and then sped up.

When the vehicles reached a passing zone, the deputy pulled up alongside the motorcycle to make sure Hall saw he was trying to pull him over. The deputy wrote in his report that Hall looked him in the eye and gave him the finger in response.

The chase continued onto Turkey Creek Road and into Maytown, winding along several streets until coming to a dead end. The officer noted Hall sped past several children playing outside, putting them in danger. The police report notes Hall then tried to run on foot but was quickly stopped with a taser.

Following his arrest, the deputy found 15 grams of meth, which Hall reportedly explained was the reason he fled. He was arrested for meth trafficking, fleeing police, wanton endangerment and several other charges.

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HUEYSVILLE, Ky. — A Floyd County man is facing several felony charges for leading police on a high-speed chase after allegedly stealing cable.

The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office was called to Jefferson Road at Hueysville Monday night, when a resident said internet service went out and he looked out a window to see Nathan Lee Sturgill, 41, of Hueysville, loading fiber-optic cable into his truck.

The resident followed Sturgill to keep advising police of his location, and soon Sheriff John Hunt caught up with him on Turkey Creek Road. Sheriff Hunt attempted to pull him over, but Sturgill sped away instead, prompting a chase.

Sturgill led police to Route 80 and headed toward Martin at speeds over 110 miles an hour. The police report says Sturgill ran a red light at Stephens Branch, then ran another one at Route 122, nearly hitting three cars in the process. After that, Sturgill shut off the lights to his car, but he soon gave up the chase on Martin Hill.

Sturgill was arrested for theft, fleeing police, wanton endangerment, possession of burglar’s tools, DUI and several other charges. He is being held on a $10,000 cash bond.

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DAVID, Ky. — A Floyd County man is facing multiple felony charges, following a police chase.

It happened around 10 a.m. Monday, when a state trooper patrolling near David spotted a car driving on the wrong side of the road and tried to pull it over. The driver — later identified as Jeffery Lumpkins, 39, of Hueysville — sped away instead, leading the officer on a chase along Route 850, 404 and 1210.

Lumpkins then turned onto an abandoned mine road near Alum Lick Road, then tried to run away on foot once the road came to a dead end. The officer caught up with him about two minutes later and placed him under arrest.

The officer wrote in his report that the pursuit reached speeds of up to 78 miles an hour, with Lumpkins consistently driving on the wrong side of the road, nearly hitting one oncoming motorist.

Lumpkins is now charged with fleeing police, wanton endangerment, wanton endangerment of a police officer and numerous traffic violations. He is being held on a $100,000 cash bond.

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UPDATE, 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 16 — Prestonsburg Police announced Wednesday that Greer is now in custody. The department released the following statement:

“Following a tip from the public that Greer was sighted in the passenger side of a white Buick passenger car coming into Prestonsburg with temporary tags, Officers responded to the area and located a vehicle matching that description.

“Officers attempted a traffic stop of the vehicle with lights and siren activated. The vehicle failed to yield, made a turn at the Justice Center and was cut off by Police Officers where Greer was arrested without incident. Additionally, the driver of the car, Jordan Hall of Salyersville was arrested for Fleeing or Evading Police (Motor Vehicle) and Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution.”

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Police continue to search for a Prestonsburg man who allegedly fled from police across Pike and Floyd counties at speeds exceeding 120 mph.

It all began around 11 p.m., Saturday, on U.S. 23 in Pike County, where Pikeville Police received reports of truck driving recklessly at a high rate of speed around Foggy Mountain. Responding officers found truck, but it fled at speeds over 100 mph.

During the resulting chase, the truck turned onto U.S. 119, then made a U-turn and headed back to U.S. 23, where it headed toward Floyd County. After reaching the county line, Pikeville Police terminated their pursuit but continued attempts to locate the truck, and they soon did at the Cardinal Country Store at Stanville.

Police say a review of security camera footage showed the driver to be Kenneth Kyle Greer, 34, of Prestonsburg, who went into the store and yelled at clerks to hurry up, because he was in a hurry. He is currently the subject of an indictment in Floyd County, where he is accused of fleeing police back in July.

Prestonsburg Police and Floyd County deputies arrived at the store just as the truck was leaving once again. They say two officers were able to positively identify the driver as Greer after spotting him through the windshield. When fleeing the station, police say Greer nearly ran into one officer and he nearly hit another officer head-on further down the highway.

Once he reached Allen, Greer reportedly turned onto Route 1428, then fled up Cow Creek, striking another car along the way. When he reached the end of the road, Greer allegedly fled on foot and hasn’t been seen since.

Police say Greer is now wanted on numerous serious felony charges. On Sunday, Greer reported his truck as having been stolen from the Cardinal Country Store at Stanville, which resulted in another pending charge for falsely reporting an incident.

Police ask anyone who spots him not to approach him, but to call police immediately.

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PHELPS, Ky. — A Pike County man wanted on fugitive warrants in West Virginia was arrested early Sunday morning, but not before compiling new charges in Kentucky.

A state trooper was patrolling around Phelps just before midnight on Saturday, when he saw Antonio Prater, 27, of Stopover, drive past. The officer knew Prater to be wanted and began to follow just in time to spot Prater turning onto Bones Branch.

When the trooper caught up to him, Prater was backing into a driveway. When Prater looked up and spotted the officer, he hit a building on the property, then jumped out of his vehicle and ran away, disregarding commands to stop. But as he fled one officer, he slid down a hill where a second state trooper was waiting and he was arrested.

Prater is now charged with fleeing police, criminal mischief and trespassing in Pike County.

He was wanted in West Virginia on warrants from two felony theft cases in Williamson.

He is currently being held without bond in the Pike County Detention Center, awaiting extradition to Mingo County.

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SITKA, Ky. — A Johnson County man wanted after being indicted for running from police was arrested Friday morning, after leading police on a chase.

A Johnson County sheriff’s deputy spotted Tylor Douglas Wagoner, 26, of Meally, riding an ATV on Route 201 just after 1:30 Friday morning.

The deputy knew Wagoner to be wanted on a couple of active warrants, including one after he was indicted for fleeing police, endangering an officer and other charges. When the deputy tried to stop him, he said Wagoner sped away instead, prompting yet another chase.

The pursuit continued back and forth on Route 201 before Wagoner turned into a back yard and ran into a fence. He managed to turn the ATV around but then ran straight into the pursuing deputy’s cruiser. A passenger on the ATV fell off and Wagoner once again took off.

His ATV was found abandoned sometime later. Finally, police found him hiding in some bushes a quarter-mile away, nearly two hours after the chase began.

Wagoner now faces new charges of fleeing police, wanton endangerment and numerous traffic violations, in addition to the previous charges.

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PHELPS, Ky. — A Pike County woman was arrested Saturday morning after leading police on a brief chase in a truck that had been reported stolen in West Virginia.

Kentucky State Police received a report to be on the lookout for a black Chevy Silverado that had been reported stolen from outside the Williamson Courthouse. About an hour later, a state trooper patrolling in Phelps spotted the vehicle and attempted to pull it over, but the truck sped up instead.

That resulted in a two-mile chase at speeds exceeding 80 mph along a two-lane road, before the driver pulled over at a gas station.

When the officer spoke to the driver, identified as Rachel Burton, 43, of Stone, she reportedly told him she had taken the truck for another state trooper who she thought was in trouble. She then failed a field sobriety check.

Burton was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property, fleeing police, DUI and numerous traffic violations.

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PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Pikeville man who called police to report a stolen bicycle ended up leading officers on a chase, after they discovered he was wanted on a pair of warrants.

Nicholas Ritchie, 33, called to report the theft around 10:30 p.m. Monday. But when the responding officer ran his information, he discovered Ritchie was wanted for failing to pay a fine in Harrison County and a probation violation in Pike County.

When the officer informed him that he was being placed under arrest, Ritchie reportedly first said, “Okay, that’s fine, man,” then allegedly took off running, pulling a gun and pointing it at the officer as he ran. When the officer reached for his own weapon, Ritchie reportedly dropped his gun and jumped into the Pikeville Pond.

That prompted a call to Pikeville Fire Department, which brought out a boat to retrieve Ritchie. He was taken into custody without further incident.

The dropped gun turned out to be an airsoft gun.

Ritchie was charged with misdemeanor counts of fleeing police and wanton endangerment, in addition to the outstanding warrants.

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WISE, Va. — The driver of a car that crashed while fleeing police in Wise County earlier this week has now been charged with homicide.

Dimitri Jontae Green, of Charlotte, N.C., was the driver of a silver Audi that was wanted in a theft case in Hazard.

Virginia authorities were notified to be on the lookout for the car once it crossed into that state, and Wise County deputies spotted it in Pound. That prompted a chase, during which the car drove into oncoming traffic at speeds over 100 mph, narrowly missing several other vehicles.

Deputies attempted to corral the vehicle back into the correct lanes, but it got away and sped into oncoming lanes once again, hitting another vehicle head-on.

One person in the other vehicle died in the crash, and Green and two passengers in his car were taken to area hospitals.

Green has now been charged with felony homicide and eluding police. He will also face additional charges in Kentucky.

The identities of the victim and Green’s passengers has not yet been released.

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