One Corbin man is accused of multiple charges including wanton endangerment, fleeing and evading, reckless driving and kidnapping an adult. On Sunday, the man was served the warrant with his charges and lodged in the Whitley County Detention Center.
This follows a chase that happened earlier this month. September 6, around 3:05 p.m, Deputy James Fox saw a woman jumping out of a silver SUV at the junction of 5th Street and Black Diamond Road in Whitley County.
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Deputy Fox pursued the man in the SUV who was driving in a reckless manner. According to a press release from Sheriff Colan Harrell, the driver was driving into incoming traffic and running cars off the road.
The driver, Johnathan D. Coffey,45, hid the vehicle in a wooded area behind his aunt’s home and took off on foot.
The charges include 2 counts of first degree Wanton Endangerment, first degree Fleeing and Evading, Speeding in a School Zone, Improper Passing, Driving too Fast for Traffic Conditions, Speeding 26 over and Kidnapping and adult.
The woman who jumped from the SUV, refused treatment from Emergency Medical Services and was taken to a nearby home. She has been identified as the wife of Coffey.
