Petersburg man Ryan Lashbrook arrested after Jasper pursuit faces OWI, felony charges

Ryan Lashbrook, 51, of Petersburg, was arrested after a vehicle pursuit through Jasper that ended in the parking lot of Dubois County Community Corrections on Brucke Strasse, police reporting and court coverage show. Authorities say the incident began with a domestic disturbance call and escalated into multiple criminal and traffic charges.

According to the Dubois County Herald and Jasper Police dispatch logs, officers were sent at approximately 8:46 a.m. to the area of 2nd Avenue and Meridian Road after a woman reported her ex‑boyfriend was at her residence causing a disturbance and dumping trash in her yard. Officers located the man identified as Lashbrook and say he failed to comply with commands before leaving the property.

The Herald reports Lashbrook fled in a 2007 Ford F‑250, nearly striking another vehicle as he left the driveway and continuing to drive recklessly through Jasper. The pursuit progressed to the intersection of 2nd Avenue and 3rd Avenue, where deputies from the Dubois County Sheriff’s Office were nearly struck, according to reporting that cites police accounts.

Multiple local outlets say the chase concluded in the Dubois County Community Corrections parking lot on Brucke Strasse, where Lashbrook was taken into custody. Wqtyradio and WWBL/John Szink report that Lashbrook “pulled his pants down shortly before his arrest,” and those reports list public nudity among the charges.

Media reports and the Dubois County Prosecutor’s Office, as cited in WWBL coverage, list an array of charges: resisting law enforcement (reported as two counts by WWBL and described by another outlet as resisting with a vehicle), criminal mischief, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, and operating a vehicle under the influence of a controlled substance. Wqtyradio additionally lists aggressive and reckless driving, multiple counts of operating while intoxicated, littering, and traffic citations for speeding and failure to yield. Reporters note some variation in how counts and wording are presented across outlets and with charging documents.

Wqtyradio reports Lashbrook is being held without bond at the Dubois County Security Center. WWBL reports he made an initial appearance in Dubois Circuit Court on Monday, Feb. 10, 2026. Local officials have not reported injuries to deputies in the incident. Court records and official charging documents will contain the definitive counts and statutory language for the charges now reported by local media and the prosecutor’s office.