Steuben County man shot at by police after chase, later arrested

STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WISH) — The Indiana State Police are investigating after a man was shot at by a deputy with the Steuben County Sheriff’s Department on Monday evening.

State police say 36-year-old Jeremy Tuttle, of Hudson, led them on a chase near Pleasant Lake at around 7 p.m.

Tuttle crashed his car, police say, and got out and ran away.

Police ran after him, and at some point, a deputy shot at him, State Police say.

Tuttle was not hit. He tried to hide in a garage, but police surrounded it, and he was arrested.

Tuttle was taken to the Steuben County Jail on preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement and driving with a suspended license.

Indiana State Police are looking into what happened and have not said what led to the initial police chase. ISP did not identify the deputy they say shot at Tuttle.

Once the ISP investigation is complete, it will be turned over to the Steuben County Prosecutor for review. The prosecutor will determine if additional charges are needed.

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