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Escape attempt ends badly
Running from law
James Clark photo Law enforcement officials say Paul Edward Knight Jr., 41, was driving this car and running from the law Thursday night when he crashed and rolled on Jessie Road. He was airlifted to Erlanger from a field near the crash site.
A man who ran from the law, crashed through a fence, and flipped his car was airlifted to Erlanger Medical Center on Thursday night. McMinnville resident Paul Edward Knight Jr., 41, faces three charges for the incident which began on Hennessee Bridge Road and ended when he crashed on Jessie Road, which is off Francis Ferry Road. “He made the statement he didn’t want to go back to prison as the reason he was running,” said Sheriff Jackie Matheny.