Chicago man arrested after I-65 pursuit across 3 Indiana counties

SCOTTSBURG, Ind. (WISH) — A Chicago man was arrested Monday after a chase that covered Scott, Jackson and Bartholomew counties along I-65 between Louisville, Kentucky, and Indianapolis, Indiana State Police say.

Mekyell Brown-Champion, 25, was wanted on an arrest warrant from Illinois. A news release issued Monday night from Indiana State Police did not say why he was wanted in Illinois.

Shortly before 8 a.m. Monday, officers with the Scottsburg Police Department received a report of a possible robbery at a gas station. Investigators asked police agencies to watch for the suspect and a black Volkswagen SUV with Tennessee registration…

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