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FLOYD COUNTY —
A New Albany man wanted on burglary charges in Clark County is in police custody after turning himself in to Floyd County authorities Saturday morning.
Floyd County Sheriff’s Department Capt. Jeff Topping said Christopher Paul Brown, 25, is being held in the Floyd County Jail, awaiting extradition to Clark County. He was charged Thursday with class B felony burglary and class D felony resisting law enforcement after he was allegedly caught in the act of burglarizing a Borden home on Wednesday.
Borden Town Marshal Jerry Crotchett was on regular patrol when he passed a house in the 100 block of Brewer Drive. Crotchett noticed a silver Cadillac in the driveway, similar in description to one that had been used in another Clark County burglary last week.
Crotchett knew the owners of the house and called them to ask if anyone should be there. About the time he was told no one was authorized to be at the house, he witnessed a man exit the house and jump in the Cadillac and drive off.
A high-speed pursuit continued on Ind. 60 and eventually to Charlestown Road in New Albany. Floyd County Sheriff’s Department officers and Indiana State Police troopers picked up the pursuit. ISP eventually called off the pursuit as it entered a busy traffic area.
The abandoned Cadillac was later discovered with a jewelry box inside. Crotchett identified Brown from a prior arrest photo police had pulled up based on the vehicle information and local authorities had been searching for Brown since. U.S. Marshals joined the search for Brown in New Albany on Friday.
