FRANKLIN, KY – At approximately 9:00 am, Tuesday, July 23, 2024, the Kentucky State Police Post 3 received information that Cody Medsker, 28, of New Castle, IN is wanted for kidnapping and was traveling south on Interstate 65.
KSP Post 03 received information that Medsker was in a 2016 red Chevrolet Silverado and that he was in the area of exit 6 in Franklin. Medsker was spotted in the One 9 Fueling Station by Drug Task Force, when he exited the station through the rear. The suspect fled to a near by corn field where he hid from authorities until Kentucky State Police K-9 and aircraft assets responded to the scene. Medsker was then taken into custody.
Cody Medsker was charged with:
- Wanton Endangerment (Police Officer)
- Fleeing/Evading
- Resisting Arrest
- Indecent Exposure
Medsker is currently wanted in Indiana for:
- Criminal confinement with bodily injury,
- Burglary
- Two counts of rape
- Two counts of child molestation
This individual was taken to the Simpson County Jail.
Troopers were assisted at the scene by Franklin Police Department, Simpson County Sherriff’s Office, Simpson County Emergency Management and other KSP personnel.
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