Lexington police presence is heavy on I-64 as they hunt for a man that assaulted an officer during a traffic stop.
Lexington police presence is heavy on I-64 as they hunt for a man that assaulted an officer during a traffic stop. Lexington Herald-Leader
Lexington police presence is heavy on I-64 as they hunt for a man that assaulted an officer during a traffic stop. Lexington Herald-Leader

Crime

Lexington police arrest man who fled after traffic stop on I-64

By Will Wright - wwright@kykernel.com

July 03, 2015 08:40 AM

Police on Friday afternoon said they caught a man who had fled after fighting with a police officer on Interstate 64 near Lexington on Friday morning.

Lt. Joe Anderson said a caller told police that Christopher Cobb was at North Broadway and Paris Pike. Police then pursued Cobb and arrested him at about 4:45 p.m. at the Hi-Acres Shopping Center, 1786 Bryan Station Road.

Cobb will be facing several charges, Anderson said.

Police had been searching for Cobb after a fight started between him and a police officer during a traffic stop Friday morning. During the fight, the police officer tried to taze Cobb as Cobb tried to take the officer's pistol, police said.

Cobb ran toward a wooded area off I-64 near Cleveland Road. Police dogs, cruisers and a helicopter searched for Cobb in the area until about 2:45 p.m., police said.

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