Plainfield Man Stole Jeep, Led Cops On Chase: Police

PLAINFIELD, IL — A 23-year-old Plainfield man was arrested in Indiana on Thursday after he led Indiana state troopers on a high-speed chase that ended on Interstate 94 in LaPorte County, police said.

Kenyon Johnson was arrested after police said he was traveling in a Jeep Grand Cherokee that was reported stolen from Plainfield.

Police said troopers first saw the vehicle, which had different plates that matched a different vehicle, Indiana State Police said. The driver of the vehicle then sped off and got onto I-94, which it remained on until it got off on I-90 because of a flat tire after it ran over stop sticks which had been placed at the exit, Indiana State Police said in a news release.

Johnson and a passenger were taken into custody, according to police.

The state police said that an investigation determined the Jeep was taken from a Plainfield resident as part of a Facebook scam, and that Johnson matched the description of the person involved in the incident, police said.

The Indiana State Police said in a news release that Thursday’s incident is not the first time Johnson has been involved in a chase involving law enforcement officers. The passenger was not charged and was released from custody, police said.

Johnson faces charges of resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, felony theft, reckless driving and possession of marijuana.