Indiana State Police are searching southern Greene County for a fugitive wanted for felony escape from home detention. Police say Eric James King is armed and dangerous.
GREENE COUNTY — Indiana State Police are searching southern Greene County for a fugitive wanted for felony escape from home detention.
ISP said they attempted to arrest the suspect, Eric James King, 41 of Paoli on a warrant for escape out of Marion County on Tuesday morning. Police said when they located King on US 231 in Daviess County, he refused to comply with officers and fled the scene in a vehicle. King's vehicle then ran out of gas and officers located him again. As they attempted to arrest him, police said he was able to gain control of a police vehicle, which he used to ram another police vehicle. King then fled the scene in the stolen vehicle and crashed in a field in southern Green County.Marion County, Indiana Sheriff's Office made a Facebook post on Tuesday morning asking the public not to approach the suspect stating he is 'armed and dangerous.
Just before 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Indiana State Police Jasper Post asked residents near the Scotland/Newberry area to be vigilant and not open the door for any unknown white males.
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