After Stranger Found in Hot Tub, Chase Ensues

A La Grange homeowner discovered a stranger in their hot tub last Thursday. La Grange Police eventually arrested the woman for burglary, but not before she led police on a chase around town. La Grange Police Chief David Gilbreath reports that a homeowner in the 100 block of West Vine Street called police around 3:50 p.m. on Aug. 25 reporting a suspicious woman in their hot tub. Gilbreath said the homeowner didn’t know the woman or why she was in the hot tub. La Grange Police officers Kevin Currington and Thomas Keeny responded along with deputies James Ulbig and an undercover officer from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. By that time, the female suspect got out of the hot tub and hid in a vehicle in the neighborhood. The officers located the female inside the vehicle and ordered her out. Gilbreath said the female exited the vehicle and fled on foot. The woman entered a recreational vehicle in an attempt to hide from officers. She then exited the RV and fled again on foot.

Deputy Ulbig located the woman in a residence on North Washington Street. Gilbreath said the woman resisted arrest. He said Ulbig wrestled with her before bringing her into custody.

Gilbreath identified the woman as 29-year-old Julie May Mack of Smithville. He said the incident unfolded on the day before her birthday. Gilbreath said Mack had no connection to the homes on Vine Street or North Washington. He said she was charged with burglary of a habitation and resisting arrest.