Jennings County deputies say a man is under arrest after fleeing from them into Ripley County Tuesday night and then punching an officer.

The chase started after reports of a speeding vehicle driving recklessly on U.S. 50 headed toward North Vernon at about 11:30 p.m. that night. The driver didn’t stop when deputies tried to pull him over and instead raced away.

The car stopped after running over tire deflation devices deployed by a Ripley County deputy. The driver, 29-year-old Austin Kuhn of Holton, is accused of striking the Ripley County deputy while he was being arrested.

Kuhn is facing preliminary charges of resisting police by fleeing, battery on a law enforcement officer and reckless driving.