Kentucky State Police Pursuit Ends Peacefully in Laurel County

RICHMOND, Ky. (March 13, 2024) – On March 13, 2024, just before 10:30 a.m., a Trooper with the Kentucky State Police, Central Kentucky Interdiction Team, observed a 2018 Black Range Rover traveling on I-75 South near the 87-mile marker in Madison County with no registration plate. The Trooper activated his emergency equipment and attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle. The operator of the vehicle failed to yield, brandished a firearm outside of the vehicle at the Troopers, and continued traveling on I-75 South, passing multiple vehicles at a high rate of speed.

The operator, later identified as Samuel H. Young, 42, of Reynoldsburg, OH, stopped the vehicle at the 39-mile marker south in Laurel County and was taken into custody and transported to the Laurel County Detention Center. Mr. Young was charged with Fleeing or Evading Police 1st degree, Wanton Endangerment 1st degree, Wanton Endangerment 2nd degree- Police Officer, Possession of a Handgun by a Convicted Felon, and numerous other traffic violations.

The ongoing investigation is being conducted by the Kentucky State Police.

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