Pursuit Leads to Arrest

On February 21, 2021, at approximately 11:59 p.m. Officer Drew Bender alleges that
he observed a suspicious vehicle pull into a local factory and turn off it headlights.
Officer Bender reported he turned around to check on the vehicle and the vehicle fled at
excessive speed. Officer Bender attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the suspect
vehicle and it failed to stop for the police. Officer Bender reported the vehicle pursuit
went through the city, onto U.S.24, back into the city, through the city, exiting the city on
St. Rd 13, back in the city of St. Rd 15. Wabash City units deployed stop sticks near
Wabash Street and Shady Lane. The suspect vehicle did hit the stop sticks and continued
to drive stopping near Wabash and Miami Streets. The suspect fled on foot from the
vehicle. Wabash Police and Wabash County Sheriff’s Deputies quickly apprehended the
suspect. The suspect, Sterling H. Armstrong, 29, Gas City, Indiana. Armstrong was
arrested for Resisting Law Enforcement with a Motor Vehicle, OWI (refusal), and
Reckless Driving. Armstrong was taken to Wabash County Jail. Assisting Wabash
Police were Wabash County Sheriff’s Department, Indiana State Police, and Wabash City
Fire Department Ambulance.