From Greensburg City Police
Greensburg, IN- On October 27, 2022 at approximately 10:04 pm officers from the
Greensburg Police Department responded to the 2700 block of North Michigan Avenue in
response to a report of a reckless driver. Greensburg Officers were advised that a dark colored
passenger car did not have the headlights activated and was driving in circles on North
Michigan Avenue. When officers arrived on scene they had their emergency lights activated
and the driver of the black passenger car (24-year old Michael T. Hughes of Fortville, Indiana) fled from
officers. Hughes led members of the Greensburg Police Department and the Decatur County Sheriff’s
Department on a vehicle pursuit. During the pursuit Hughes drove left of center, disregarded
stop signs and failed to signal turns. During the pursuit tire deflating devices were successfully
deployed bringing the pursuit to an end.
Hughes was taken into custody and transported to the Decatur County Jail. At the jail Hughes
was arrested on allegations involving – Resisting Law Enforcement with a Motor Vehicle a Level 6 Felony, Criminal Recklessness with a Deadly Weapon a Level 6 Felony, Reckless Driving a Class B
Misdemeanor and Possession of a Controlled Substance a Class C Misdemeanor.
The Greensburg Police Department would like to thank the Decatur County Sheriff’s
Department, Decatur County Central Dispatch, Hope Police Department, Columbus Police
Department and the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department for their assistance with this
case.
Under law, criminal charges are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent
unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.