News Release-Suspect in Custody After Fleeing EPD Officer, Crossing into Michigan, 11.15.26

News Release-Suspect in Custody After Fleeing an Elkhart Police Department Officer, Crossing into Michigan, 11.15.26

A male suspect wanted in connection with an ongoing investigation is in custody after fleeing from an Elkhart Police Department officer into Michigan earlier this morning.

Earlier today, November 15, 2026, an Elkhart Police Department officer was attempting to locate a male subject to arrest him in connection with a stalking and invasion of privacy investigation. The officer located the male suspect in the parking lot of the Garden Inn at 3011 Belvedere Dr at about 10:29 a.m. As the officer went to speak with him in the parking lot the male suspect entered a Kia SUV and fled the area, ignoring the officer’s activated lights and siren.

The suspect fled into Michigan, traveling at different times onto U.S. 12 and then Redfield Rd before pulling into a relative’s driveway in the 23000 block of Redfield Rd, Edwardsburg, MI, at about 10:37 a.m. The officer conducted a felony stop, and the 41-year-old male suspect was taken into custody without further incident. He was handed over to an officer with the Ontwa Twp-Edwardsburg Police Department, and he remains in custody in Michigan.

There was no property damage or reported injuries in connection with the pursuit. The original investigation and today’s incident will be forwarded to the Elkhart County Prosecutor’s Office for review of formal criminal charges.

This information is preliminary. We will provide additional information as it becomes available and as it can be released consistent with the ongoing investigation and applicable law. Please be advised that under Indiana law an individual is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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