Evansville man arrested on Waggoner Ave after overnight chase

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – An Evansville man arrested on Waggoner Avenue after an overnight chase, during which he allegedly made several u-turns.

According to the Indiana State Police (ISP), on the night of November 4, at approximately 11:30 p.m., a Trooper was patrolling Green River Road near Covert Avenue when he stopped the driver of a 2016 Hyundai for not wearing his seat belt. While the Trooper was approaching the vehicle, the driver accelerated away from the traffic stop and continued east on Covert Avenue before turning south on Shoshoni Lane.

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Police say the driver allegedly made a U-turn at Pollack Avenue and drove back north on Shoshoni Lane and then east on Covert Avenue. The driver then allegedly made another U-turn near I-69 and continued west on Covert Avenue before driving south on Hicks Drive and then west on Pollack Avenue. The ISP explains when the driver turned north on Elmendorf Avenue he crashed into a ditch and fled on foot. A perimeter was established, and the driver was eventually located hiding in the 3700 block of Waggoner Avenue.

The ISP says the driver was identified as Kevin L. Moman, 31, of Evansville. Moman was arrested without further incident. When troopers searched his vehicle, they allegedly located a small amount of a suspected narcotic substance. Troopers explain further investigation revealed he had an outstanding warrant out of Vanderburgh County for a petition to revoke his probation.

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The ISP says Moman was transported to the Vanderburgh County Jail where he is currently being held without bond. He is charged with:

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