Wanted man accused of fleeing on bicycle

Thomas D. Crouch. Photo courtesy of Columbus Police Department.

Columbus police say that they used a Taser to arrest a wanted man Wednesday morning.

An officer saw 46-year-old Thomas D. Crouch riding a bicycle near 7th and Central Avenue at about 9 a.m. yesterday morning and recognized that Crouch was wanted on a warrant. When the officer tried to get Crouch to stop, he instead took off on the bike. Other officers got involved in the chase and finally caught up to Crouch in the 2100 block of 7th Street, where he refused to stop again.

An officer used the Taser to subdue Crouch says Lt Matt Harris, spokesman for the Columbus Police. Crouch was taken to Columbus Regional Hospital to be checked out and then arrested on a new charge of resisting law enforcement, as well as the outstanding warrant.