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Police Chase Ends In Judge’s Driveway

Posted at 5:08 AM, Apr 25, 2018
and last updated 2018-04-25 05:08:01-04

FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (EKB)– A Lexington man took police on a 20-mile chase from Magoffin to Floyd County, and it ended in a judge’s driveway.

According to EKB News, 27-year-old Dantae Thompson hit a Salyersville police officer with his car while fleeing a traffic checkpoint early Monday.

That began the chase down Route 114, which ended when Thompson turned and stopped at a Floyd County circuit judge’s driveway.

The officer was not seriously injured, despite being knocked to the ground.

Thompson faces multiple charges.