St Joseph County Prosecuter\'s Office

ST JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind.-- St Joseph County man, Cory Bentley, was arrested on Tuesday after an extensive pursuit with police.

According to reports, officers attempted a traffic stop of a vehicle after a routine run of the car's license plate revealed that the registered owner, a woman named Samya Esper, did not have a driver's license.

Officers could see that the driver of the car that evaded the traffic stop was a woman.

The pursuit was terminated.

Located again later on, officers managed to stop the vehicle in the area of Ironwood and Cedar; this time, the driver was identified as Cory Bentley, with Samya Esper in the passenger seat.

Officers had been informed of a firearm, a Glock 19, that had been thrown out of the vehicle during the pursuit.

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