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Man arrested on out-of-state warrants after police chase that started in Indiana shut down I-71/75 in NKY

SB I-71/75 shut down due to police activity
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COVINGTON, Ky. — One man is in jail after a police chase that originated in Aurora, Indiana went through Ohio and ended in Kentucky on I-71/75 at the Cut in the Hill Tuesday afternoon.

Aurora Police Chief Josh Daugherty said the chase started in his city around 11:15 a.m. when an officer recognized 41-year-old Dustin Cole, who was wanted on a national extraditable warrant for assisting a criminal. Cole took off after the officer began to pursue. Chief Daugherty said a Lawrenceburg police officer deployed stopsticks, which flattened one tire of Cole's, but he continued to flee toward Ohio.

The chase went through Ohio, over the Brent Spence Bridge and into Kenton County, where at least a dozen police cruisers could be seen at around 11:30 a.m. blocking the highway just south of the 12th Street exit for nearly an hour.

A video sent to us by a viewer in Covington shows police from multiple agencies following a car traveling south on the highway. A stopstick is visible on the highway, which is then picked up by a police officer.

Watch video showing part of the incident below:

Video sent to WCPO shows police pursuit on I-71/I-75 southbound that blocked traffic

Chief Daugherty said the chase reached speeds in the 70 miles per hour range.

Covington police took Cole into custody.

The highway reopened around noon Tuesday.