Taylorsville chase leads to auto theft arrest

Bartholomew County deputies arrested a man accused of stealing a vehicle and then fleeing from police Saturday afternoon.

33-year-old Christopher .D Branum is facing preliminary charges of auto theft/receiving stolen auto parts, resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, reckless driving and driving without ever receiving a license.

Deputies were called to the Taylorsville area at 2:33 p.m. Saturday afternoon after a vehicle was stolen from a convenience store, when a deputy saw the vehicle speeding away on East Street. After a short chase, the driver, later identified as Branum, ran off the road and ran away. Deputies saw Branum run into a house in the 500 block of West Park Street, where he was arrested.