Two people from North Judson were arrested Monday, September 26 following a pursuit that began in Starke County.
Knox City Police Chief Harold Smith says a vehicle had been reported stolen from a home south of Knox. A Knox City Police Department officer spotted the suspected stolen vehicle. The officer was reportedly able to confirm it was the stolen vehicle and attempted a traffic stop. The driver allegedly refused to stop for police and continued into La Porte County. La Porte County Sheriff’s Department deputies were able to deploy stop sticks which aided in slowing the vehicle, according to the report.
Police say the vehicle stopped north of Kingsford Heights. The occupants of the vehicle were identified as 25-year-old Corbyn Howard, with passenger 33-year-old Kristen Howard, both of North Judson. An unrestrained infant in the car was placed into the care of Department of Child Services, according to the report.
Corbyn Howard was arrested on preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement, reckless driving, neglect of a dependent, and auto theft. Kristen Howard was arrested on a preliminary charge of neglect of a dependent. Both of them were booked into the Starke County Justice Center.
The Knox City Police Department was assisted by the Starke County Sheriff’s Department, North Judson Police Department, La Porte County Sheriff’s Department, Kingsford Heights Police Department, and the Department of Child Services.
Suspects are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.
