Danville Man Indicted For New Year’s Chase: Mercer County Indictments
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Robert Moore
Herald Staff
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A Danville man has been indicted for an incident leading to a high speed police pursuit on New Year’s Day.
According to ta uniform citation, the incident began Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, at approximately 2 a.m., officers from the Harrodsburg Police Department stopped a 2014 Hyundai Accent on Ballard Street for having one operational taillight. Police identified the driver as Jesse Lewis Mayberry, 42, of Danville, who was traveling with two female passengers. Police “observed a strong odor of alcohol and marijuana emitting from the vehicle,” according to the uniform citation.
When police attempted to detain Mayberry, he pushed the officer away, got back into the Hyundai and took off at “a high rate of speed,” according to the uniform citation. Going east on Cane Run Street, Mayberry is alleged to have accelerated through the red light at the bypass and continued onto Burgin Road. The HPD officers terminated the pursuit at Buster Pike, but Mayberry’s vehicle, the two female passengers and ultimately Mayberry were all located.
Last week, the Mercer Grand Jury indicted Mayberry for 1st degree fleeing or evading, a class C felony, and four class D felony counts of 1st degree wanton endangerment. Bail was wet at $10,000. Patrolman Hunter Kelly (Harrodsburg Police Department) testified.
The Mercer Grand Jury handed up indictments last week including rape, sexual abuse and theft by unlawful taking. All charges are merely allegations. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt in a court of law.
