By John Estridge
A man found walking in traffic along U.S. 52 Monday allegedly assaulted a Franklin County Sheriff’s Department deputy and led officers on a foot chase before being caught and subsequently charged with two felonies and a misdemeanor.
Kaylen Reed, 30, address unknown, was charged with Resisting Arrest and Residential Entry, as Level 6 Felonies and Public Intoxication, as a class B misdemeanor.
According to an Affidavit for Probable Cause written by FCSD Deputy Chris Maxie, a resident reported a man walking east on U.S. 52 east of Brookville and dancing in the middle of the highway.
Maxie and fellow deputy Kyle Hartman went to investigate and found Reed walking in a curve on U.S. 52 shirtless with a camo-hooded sweatshirt over his shoulder. Maxie said the traffic was congested and Maxie was concerned for Reed’s safety.
Thus, Maxie parked his vehicle on a gravel pull off near Reed. However, Reed crossed the highway to the other side away from the deputies. Where Reed was walking, traffic had to stop. Maxie walked across the highway and asked Reed to come back to the other side out of the traffic so they could talk. When Maxie and Reed were close in proximity, they recognized each other and apparently attended high school around the same time.
Maxie said Reed was soaked in sweat, with the sweat dripping off Reed’s face and body. Reed seemed confused, disoriented and was very hyper. Also, Maxie said Reed’s mood went from sad to angry and back repeatedly.
Reed then gave Hartman the finger.
At that point, Reed tried to walk farther onto the road into traffic. Hartman and Maxie tried to keep Reed from going into the oncoming traffic. At that point, according to Maxie, Reed grabbed Hartman’s vest and started jerking on it apparently trying to throw Hartman onto the ground. Reed then pushed Hartman out onto the highway, causing Hartman to fall onto the asphalt on one elbow and knee.
Later, Hartman was found to be bleeding from both locations. Maxie transported Hartman to the Brookville EMS building where EMTs at the building treated Hartman.
After pushing Hartman onto U.S. 52, Reed ran past Maxie into the woods and toward the Whitewater River. The deputies went in pursuit with the deputies yelling loudly for Reed to come out. Deputy Tyler Ford and FCSD Sgt. Adam Henson arrived at the scene and set up a perimeter around where Reed disappeared into the woods, but they were unable to find him.
Maxie found Reed’s sweatshirt on the highway, photographed it and took it as evidence.
Later that night, at 9:33 p.m., a River Road resident called 911, saying a shirtless male was at his house wandering around. The resident found out Reed’s name and that Reed was living at the Mound’s Motel. Reed left the River Road residence wearing a brown shirt and jeans.
Deputies went to the site and began looking for Reed.
Maxie found Reed on a private drive off Gobles Creek Road. Maxie ordered Reed to the ground and handcuffed him. Reed was transported to the Franklin County Security Center. At the FCSC, Maxie showed Reed the sweatshirt, and Reed acknowledged it was his sweatshirt. Also, at the FCSC, Maxie performed a sobriety test called Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus. Maxie said Reed’s eyes showed “lack of smooth pursuit.”
In 2013, Reed was convicted in the Franklin County Circuit Court 2 of Operating a Vehicle with an ACE of .15, as a class A misdemeanor. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 365 days in the FCSC with all time suspended to probation.
If convicted of a Level 6 Felony, Reed could be sentenced from six months to two-and-a-half years in the FCSC.
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