Saturday Chase From Corn Field to Moultrie Jail
RR Best's drone shot of Saturday night's search.
•September 23, 2015•
By Mike Brothers
Andrew Bathe’s three county tour in a stolen car Saturday ended with him inside the Moultrie County Jail Sunday. His Moultrie County charges include fleeing to elude and disobeying a traffic device.
Sullivan Police Chief John Love explained the chase began at 3:33 p.m. Saturday, Sept 19.
“The officer on patrol observed a vehicle reported stolen from Shelbyville,” Love said, noting this was on Hagerman St. in the north end of Sullivan.
The gray 2007 Ford Focus turned onto N. Market St. running a light and a couple of stop signs as it was heading north toward Lovington.
After the Focus turned onto Market St. the patrol car started pursuit with lights and siren.
Continuing north out of town, the Focus skidded at a T intersection and ended up in a ditch.
The patrolman observed a white male exit the Ford Focus into an adjacent corn field. After a brief foot pursuit, the Sullivan patrolman called for assistance.
Chief Love said that included the Moultrie County Sheriff’s Dept., Sullivan Fire Dept ladder truck, Bob Best and the News Progress drone and Johnny Bill Durbin’s airplane.