High speed chase ends in arrest, attempted murder charge
MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. – At about 1:30 p.m. Friday, Edmonson County 911 Dispatch received a call from a Louisville resident who owns property at the 800 block of Brier Hill Road in Mammoth Cave.
The caller said his security system showed someone on the back porch of the Brier Hill Road residence. A deputy with the Edmonson County Sheriff’s Office, along with a local constable responded to the area. The constable arrived first and attempted to block the driveway, but the suspect, fitting the description that the caller had given dispatch, was able to maneuver around the constable, according to a release from the sheriff’s office.
An Edmonson County Sheriff’s deputy attempted to block the suspect from exiting Brier Hill Road; however, the suspect veered straight for the deputy’s marked patrol car, before driving around and fleeing onto Brier Creek Road, according to the release.
A high-speed pursuit of the suspect ensued, reaching speeds of nearly 130 miles per hour and spanned two counties, ending in Hart County. An off-duty Hart County Sheriff’s deputy was able to use tire deflation devices to stop the vehicle, according to the release.
The suspect then fled on foot for approximately 100 yards, before being apprehended by an Edmonson County Sheriff’s deputy. A search of the vehicle resulted in the discovery of stolen power tools from the residence of the original caller of the burglary complaint, according to the release.
The suspect was identified at James W. Reynolds, 38, of Bee Spring.
Reynolds was arrested and charged with: speeding 26 MPH or > speed limit in a school zone, second-degree burglary, theft by unlawful taking $500 or more but less than $10,000, first-degree fleeing or evading police in a vehicle, first-degree fleeing or evading police on foot, first-degree wanton endangerment, first-degree wanton endangerment of a police officer, reckless driving and attempted murder of a police officer, according to the release.
Reynolds was lodged in the Hart County Jail.
