AUSTIN, Ind. (WDRB) -- A man who ran from and allegedly shot at a Scott County deputy early Sunday morning has been taken into custody, according to Sgt. Carey Huls with Indiana State Police.Â
The incident happened around 5:45 a.m., when a deputy tried to pull over a man driving an ATV who ran a stop sign near State Road 256 and Terry Road near Austin, Indiana, according to Huls.Â
Not long after, authorities said the deputy saw the man driving the ATV through a field on the north side of State Road 256. When the deputy tried to stop the ATV again, "the driver of the ATV and the deputy got into a foot pursuit," the sheriff's office said in its Facebook post.Â
 "The deputy reported that he heard what he believed to be gunfire, and the deputy returned fire as he took cover behind a nearby house trailer," Huls said in a news release.Â
When other officers arrived on scene, they could not locate the suspect and "established a perimeter" in the area.Â
Officers were able to identify the suspect, now known as Todd Lacey, 52, after speaking to residents in the area, according to Huls.Â
Police say a man driving this ATV shot at a Scott County deputy on Sunday, April 11, 2021, near Austin, Ind. If you have any information about the man or the ATV, call Indiana State Police at 812-246-5424. (Courtesy of Indiana State Police)Â
With the help of the Indiana Conservation Officer K-9 Smokey, ISP officers located Lacey nearly eight hours later hiding in a wooded area "a short distance from the original scene."
He was taken into custody around 1:30 p.m. and transported to the Washington County Jail without incident, police say.Â
As of 4 p.m., police had not located the weapon that was allegedly used, but Lacey was found hiding with ammunition. He is currently charged with resisting law enforcement with a vehicle.Â
No one was injured during the incident.Â
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