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UPDATE: Police catch suspect who attacked deputy, fled

UPDATE: DEKALB COUNTY, Ind. (WOWO):A Florida man is in custody after leading police on a multi-agency manhunt.

Ivan Molina of Ft. Meade, Florida, was pulled over by a deputy with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, on  I-69 at 1:42 a.m., about a half mile north of the DeKalb/Allen County line for speeding.

According to a release from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, the deputy used a K-9 to check the vehicle and found two packages in the trunk. While he attempted to look into the packages with his knife, the suspect lunged at him, grabbing his arm. The deputy then thrust his knife forward, catching the suspect’s clothing.  23-year-old Molina shoved the deputy away from the vehicle and took off running off. The deputy wasn’t hurt.

Attempts were made to find Molina, but they were unsuccessful until at approximately 7:45 a.m., Wednesday, officers were called to an area near Auburn road in reference to a suspicious person hitchhiking. Officers found him and once again, the man took off running. Molina was soon found hiding in a barn in the 1400 block of Auburn Road. He was arrested without incident.

Molina is charged with resisting police, battery to a law enforcement officer and although the suspicious substance inside the packages located in his trunk have not yet been identified, drug charges are anticipated.

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