MORGANTOWN, Ky. – A Butler County man is facing charges after allegedly stealing a vehicle and forcing someone inside.

According to a uniform citation, a Butler County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a Serenity Loop to a possible driving under the influence complaint Thursday evening.

The deputy arrived at the scene, and the vehicle had left the roadway and entered a ditch.

The driver, Logan Phelps, 19, of Morgantown, fled the deputy on foot.

Phelps was located near the 300 block of Serenity Loop about an hour later, suspected of being under the influence.

In a second uniform citation, a victim who was inside the vehicle told BCSO that Phelps held her against her will in the vehicle.

Before the crash, Phelps allegedly stopped the vehicle, and the victim removed the keys from the

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