A week after someone stole weapons from a Lexington Police Officer’s cruiser, police said they may have tracked down one of the guns, and made an arrest on Tuesday night.
It happened at the Wyatt Apartments, a student apartment complex on Angliana Avenue, near the Red Mile Race track.
Lexington Police said it all started on Tuesday at around 9 p.m. on South Broadway, when they had a report of a suspicious man with a gun. When officers went to the area, they said the man was no longer there. Minutes later, police spotted the man on Angliana Avenue, near the Wyatt Apartment Complex.
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Police said the man quickly ran off, and a chase ensued. During the foot pursuit, officers said the man tossed a long gun into the bushes. Once he was arrested, police retrieved the long gun and determined it is likely a stolen weapon.
Lexington Police are trying to figure out where the gun came from, and are investigating if the gun has anything to do with some guns that were stolen out of a Lexington Police Officers vehicle in Jessamine County about one week ago.
“Just at a glance it appears to be that type of weapon. But we don’t know if it’s one of those. We can’t verify it until we actually look at it and run serial numbers,” said Lt. Andrew Daughtery, with the Lexington Police Department.
For several hours the Wyatt Apartments were on lock down, and people were not allowed into their apartments. On Tuesday night Lexington Police were not releasing the man’s name, or if he lives at the apartment complex.
Police said the man is under arrest for fleeing and evading police, and carrying a concealed and deadly weapon.
