A Louisville teenager has been indicted in Grayson County on multiple felony theft charges after allegedly committing a theft on Shrewsbury Road in December 2020, and then being in a getaway vehicle that led police on a high-speed pursuit through Leitchfield and onto the Western Kentucky Parkway.
Taylor Tucker, 19, was served with indictments for theft by unlawful taking or failure to make required disposition (firearm), second-degree unlawful transaction with a minor, theft by unlawful taking from a vehicle ($500 or more), theft by unlawful taking from a vehicle (under $500), receiving stolen property (under $500), and possession of marijuana.
The drug charge is enhanced due to the presence of a firearm.
Taylor was lodged in the Grayson County Detention Center but has since been released on a partially secured $10,000 bond, according to the court documents.
In June, Tucker was featured by the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office as one of county’s Most Wanted suspects.
The indictment stems from when Tucker and two other teenage suspects led the Grayson County Sheriff’s Office, Leitchfield Police Department and Kentucky State Police on a high-speed chase that began on South Main Street in Leitchfield and ended on the WK Parkway in Hardin County.
On Monday night, December 28, 2020, at approximately 11:00, a homeowner in the 9000 block of Shrewsbury Road notified Grayson Count Dispatch that multiple suspects had broken into a vehicle on his property and stole a lock box containing two firearms.
Upon encountering an unknown man on his property, the victim said he asked the suspect what he was doing on his property, with the suspect responding that he was going to the bathroom. The victim then noticed the interior light of his truck was on. When the victim asked the man why the light was on in his truck, the suspect ran to a 2007 Hyundai Veracruz, with the vehicle nearly striking the victim as it sped away.
Then Grayson County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Fred Norder made contact with the suspects, 19-year-old Andrew Singer, the then 18-year-old Tucker and a 17-year-old female, all of Louisville, as they traveled north in the 1100 block of Shrewsbury Road, near Hawks Landing. Knowing, though, the suspects were in possession of at least two handguns, Norder pulled in behind the accelerating Hyundai, being driven by Singer, and followed at a distance without lights or siren until additional units arrived to assist in conducting a felony traffic stop.
LPD Officer DJ Newton and then Officer Chance Anthony joined Norder as the sergeant activated his lights and siren at the intersection of West White Oak Street and South English Street, with Singer turning right (south) onto South Main Street and fleeing at approximately 70 miles per hour.
The vehicle entered eastbound WK Parkway, with the pursuit quickly reaching 100-plus miles per hour as the fleeing Hyundai maintained speeds between 105 and 120 mph hour as Norder, Deputy Jason Luedke, Newton, and Anthony gave chase.
Kentucky State Police, having been notified of the chase, set up spike strips at the 133-mile marker of the parkway, which flattened three tires on the Hyundai. The vehicle continued for about two more miles, with the chase ending near the 135-mile marker.
Upon coming to a stop, the three suspects complied with police commands and were taken into custody without further incident.
According to the arrest citation, in addition to the stolen lock box containing two firearms, the female juvenile had a handgun in her purse. Furthermore, three wallets, none of which belonged to anyone in the Hyundai, were found in the suspects’ vehicle. Also located in the Hyundai were a case of beer and marijuana.
Singer was charged with first-degree wanton endangerment, first-degree wanton endangerment of a police officer, theft by unlawful taking (firearm), three counts of receiving stolen property, theft by unlawful taking from a vehicle, unlawful transaction with a minor, fleeing or evading police in a motor vehicle, speeding 26 mph or more over the limit, reckless driving, possession of marijuana, failure to wear a seat belt, and driving on a suspended/revoked operator’s license.
Tucker was charged with theft by unlawful taking (firearm), theft by unlawful taking from a motor vehicle, receiving stolen property, unlawful transaction with a minor, and possession of marijuana. He was also served with a warrant out of Bullitt County.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
