Graves County authorities searching for suspect who fled traffic stop

FOX23 News at 9 p.m.

GRAVES COUNTY, Ky. (KBSI) — Authorities in Graves County are searching for a man who fled on foot following a vehicle pursuit Monday afternoon.

According to Sheriff Jon Hayden, a deputy was involved in a brief vehicle pursuit before the driver and passenger fled on foot.

The driver was apprehended, but witnesses reported seeing the passenger run across the bypass, jump a fence and head toward Kentucky Highway 940.

Authorities are searching the area of Kentucky Highway 464 south to the area behind Midco, directly east of Commonwealth Drive.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic man, approximately 5 feet, 5 inches tall, wearing jeans and a gray shirt.

Anyone who sees someone matching the description in the area is asked to call 911.