LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- New video shows a man attempting to flee from Louisville police on a tractor.
Louisville Metro Police released body camera video of the incident. Police said it happened last February in the Portland neighborhood.
Aaron Kidwell (Courtesy: Louisville Metro Department of Corrections)
Police said the man, Aaron Kidwell, tried to get away from officers on a Kubota tractor on Slevin Street.
Kidwell was arrested after crashing into a fence. Police said he had a gun, although he is a convicted felon and prohibited from having one.
He was later indicted and pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of an illegal machine gun.
Kidwell is serving a more than 7-year sentence in federal prison.
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