Man in police custody in connection with carjacking, robbery in Madison County

MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - After running from officers for hours, 33-year old Coreaerial Pratt is in police custody in Madison County.

Pratt is from Lelan, Mississippi.

Kentucky State Police were called to a BP at exit 97 just after 3 p.m. Monday. An employee said they were robbed.

Police then spotted a car they were looking for, but say the driver, Pratt took off, later crashed, and ran off into the woods.

While searching, police learned some people were bound in a home on Lexington Road. They say a gun and a car were stolen from there.

Madison County deputies saw the stolen car and tried to stop it, but Pratt took off again.

Troopers say Pratt got out and ran again. A police helicopter found him in a field off of I-75 north.

Pratt is now at the Madison County Detention Center