AVON – On 03/6/2023 at approximately 4:30pm Hendricks County Sheriff’s Deputies located a stolen Toyota passenger car in the area of US 36 and Ronald Reagan Pkwy. Once the officer initiated a traffic stop to investigate the stolen vehicle, the suspect vehicle fled from officers leading them on a short vehicle pursuit.
The pursuit ended when the suspect drove onto a concrete curb and became immobile. Both occupants of the vehicle fled on foot and were apprehended a short time later by Hendricks County Deputies and members of the Avon Police Department.
The driver of the vehicle was identified as 24 year old Brian Hubbard of Indianapolis and the passenger was identified as 23 year old Michael Henson, also of Indianapolis. Hubbard will be facing initial charges of two counts of Resisting Law Enforcement, Unauthorized Entry of a Vehicle, Operating While Intoxicated, and possession of marijuana and paraphernalia. Henson will be facing initial charges of Unauthorized Entry of a Vehicle, Resisting Law Enforcement.
Henson and Hubbard both sustained non life threatening injuries during the incident and one Avon Police Officer suffered an ankle injury during the foot pursuit.