A Louisville man wanted in Jefferson County on murder, robbery and other charges was arrested with another man in Hardin County Tuesday after a high speed, multi-county chase up I-65.
State police say 24 year old Lamontrez Jackson was a passenger in a possibly stolen Chevy Tahoe that was seen on the Natcher Parkway. Bowling Green police lost contact with the vehicle once it got onto I-65 northbound.
State police and Warren County sheriff deputies located it and tried to stop it at the 39 mile marker. That's when they say the driver of the Tahoe, 19 year old David Williamson, Jr. also of Louisville, took off at a high rate of speed and headed up the interstate weaving in and out of traffic.
Police were able to lay down some tire deflation devices at the 91 mile marker, causing the Tahoe to slow down, and they stopped it two miles later by running it off the road.
Both men then fled and foot and were caught after a chase. Both were treated at Hardin Memorial Hospital for injuries suffered during the stop and were released into state police custody.
Besides the outstanding warrants for murder, robbery and being a persistent felony offender, Jackson was also charged with more than a half dozen new charges stemming from the chase. He's jailed at Louisville Metro Corrections.
Williamson was jailed in the Hardin County Detention Center with a list of traffic violations.