According to the Indiana State Police, around 9:20 p.m., Sergeant Tracy Spencer was patrolling State Road 56 near US Highway 31 when he observed a motorcycle traveling west on SR56 doing a wheelie. After the motorcycle’s front wheel was back on the ground and had driven past Sergeant Spencer, he turned around behind the vehicle and attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the motorcycle. The motorcycle accelerated by another motorist before disregarding a red traffic light.
The motorcycle rider continued to flee from law enforcement, disregarding multiple stop signs at intersections in Scottsburg as well as driving off road through grass. During the pursuit, the motorcycle had traveled head on at a Scott County deputy before turning.
At US 31 near Fairground Road, the motorcycle again left the roadway, driving between homes in the subdivision. The motorcycle was abandoned in the yard of a home on Jarin Court, where the rider fled on foot.
While speaking with residents in the area, Sergeant Spencer learned that the rider lived at the home in which the motorcycle had been abandoned. 29-year-old Christian Lindebald voluntarily came out of his home and was placed into custody without incident.
Lindebald was transported to the Scott County Jail where he was processed and lodged. He was charged with Resisting Law Enforcement with a Vehicle (Level 6 Felony) and Reckless Driving (Class C Misdemeanor).
For more information, contact Master Trooper Philip T. Hensley at (812) 571-0874 or