Kentucky: Louisville Officer Struck
An LMPD officer is recovering after being hit by a car during an overnight chase, and a Louisville man is behind bars for his role in the chase. Ricky Brewer, 28, is facing twelve charges, including fleeing, trafficking in heroin and methamphetamine, and receiving stolen firearms.
The chase culminated shortly before midnight on West Broadway, when the long road ends in a quiet cul-de-sac at a flood wall near Shawnee Park and Southwestern Parkway. "Why would you come down through here?" asked neighbor Phillip Guy, who was awoken by police sirens. "You know, this is the worst place you want to come down in. This is shut off down here. Evidently he wasn't from this area. Well, I say he wasn't from the area, cause if he was, he would have never come down here."
The chase began when a West Point Police officer attempted to pull over Brewer for running a stop sign, according to Brewer's arrest citation. Brewer led police on a chase down Dixie Highway into Louisville, then down West Broadway before running into the dead end, according to the citation.
A passenger in the car immediately surrendered to police when the car stopped, according to an LMPD press release. It's unclear if that passenger is facing any charges. Brewer ran but was stopped with an electric stun gun, according to his arrest citation.
He told police he fled because "he was wanted" and was on his way to sell an ounce of methamphetamine, according to the citation, and was caught with 14 grams of meth, a small bag of heroin, a stolen .40-caliber handgun and a stolen AR-15 assault rifle.
The LMPD officer was injured when he went to secure Brewer's car, which rolled back and pinned him against another car. He was taken to University Hospital and treated for a broken leg.
Brewer was arraigned Wednesday morning and a judge set his bond at $75,000. He was wanted in Louisville on charges that include possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, receiving stolen firearms and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to court records.
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