Manhunt underway near Ridgetop for pursuit suspect who bailed from stolen car
Police: Suspect tried to hit KSP trooper
EW Scripps
and last updated 2021-04-16 14:14:16-04
RIDGETOP, Tenn. (WTVF) â A manhunt got underway Friday morning near Ridgetop after two pursuit suspects bailed from a stolen car. One of them remains at large.
Metro police said the ordeal began around 10:20 a.m. when West Precinct officers were notified of a stolen vehicle in the area. They spotted the car and followed it, but Metro Police Spokesperson Kris Mumford said they did not pursue it.
A MNPD helicopter followed the car into Kentucky, where Kentucky State Police began pursuing it. At one point, the driver tried to strike a KSP trooper â although Mumford said itâs still unclear whether the trooper was inside or outside of the vehicle.