October 16, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
A Lebanon man, formerly of Smithville, who crashed his car and fled the scene after a law enforcement pursuit has been arrested.
33 year old Caleb Isaiah Rigsby of Castle Heights, Lebanon is charged with evading arrest in a motor vehicle. His bond is $7,500 and he will make a court appearance November 8. He is also being held without bond for violation of probation. Rigsby will be in court for that offense November 9.
Sheriff Patrick Ray said that on Wednesday, October 3 a deputy spotted a green 2002 Nissan Altima traveling at excessive speeds on Nashville Highway and tried to stop it. The car overtook two other vehicles in the turning lane near the Clover leaf Restaurant at high speeds exceeding 85 miles per hour. The pursuit turned from Highway 70 to Dry Creek Road but the officer lost sight of the car near Dry Creek Baptist Church. The deputy terminated the pursuit but continued to follow. Minutes later, he found the car, which had crashed on Pea Ridge Road. The driver had fled on foot. Inside the car, the deputy found a wallet containing Rigsby’s driver license. The wallet was in the side compartment of the car door. A few hours later, a family member of Rigsby called central dispatch to report that Rigsby had crashed his car while running from the cops. Rigsby was arrested on Tuesday, October 9 .