Two men have been arrested on multiple charges following a pursuit that ended in a crash in Hopkinsville Thursday afternoon.
According to the Christian County Sheriff’s Department report, Deputy Andy Spann initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle that was traveling at a high rate of speed in the area of the 82 mile marker of I-24. While speaking with the occupants of the vehicle—33-year old Edward Settles of Hopkinsville and 32-year old Henry Brown of Clarksville—the driver allegedly accelerated and fled. A pursuit began that went into Hopkinsville before ending in a collision on McHenry Street.
One of the suspects was arrested out of the vehicle and the other was located near the area of the crash. There were no injuries. Officers from CCSO and the Hopkinsville Police Department searched the immediate area and located approximately two and half pounds of marijuana, digital scales, small individual plastic baggies, a loaded handgun and multiple rounds of ammunition.
Brown and Settles were charged with fleeing or evading police, trafficking in marijuana, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and receiving a stolen firearm. Brown was also served with a warrant for parole violation. Settles was additionally charged with first-degree wanton endangerment, speeding and multiple traffic violations.