Foot pursuit leads to arrest of wanted felon with concealed handgun
Henderson Police Department officers caught a man who had fled on foot on Tuesday and then found out he was wanted for murder in Daviess County.
The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon at about 4:40 p.m.
HPD stopped to speak to an individual walking on the wrong side of the on O’Byrne Street, said a release from police. After a short foot pursuit, officers caught him and later learned he was wanted on a Daviess County warrant for murder, first-degree burglary, first-degree assault, first-degree wanton endangerment and probation violation.
The man, identified as Mi’Kel Wimberly, has also been convicted of other charges, according to the HPD post. HPD charged him with possession of a handgun by a convicted felon and carrying a concealed weapon by a prior deadly weapon.
Wimberly is the third suspect in a June 2025 Owensboro shooting that left a man dead and injured that man’s mother.
HPD says Flock helped find a French Lick, Ind., man here
Henderson Police Department said an Indiana man with a medical condition was located in Henderson because of the local Flock cameras.
According to an HPD post, the elderly man with a medical condition went missing from French Lick, Ind. on Friday. On Saturday, HPD received an alert that the vehicle the man was driving passed one of the Henderson Flock camera locations.
Henderson Dispatch relayed the information to officers so they could respond to the general area and be on the lookout for a vehicle matching the description, said an HPD post.
The vehicle passed another Flock camera, sending another alert to Henderson Dispatch, and within minutes of getting the second alert, officers were able to respond to the general area, locating the man, who was disoriented and didn’t know where he was, said the post.
HPD said this is an example of how Flock helps police and provides “crucial, timely information” that saves lives.
Reminder of a Flock camera meeting hosted by the city on Oct. 13
The City of Henderson will host a meeting to hear comments about Flock cameras in the community. It will be at 5:30 p.m., Oct. 13, at the Municipal Services Center building at 1449 Corporate Court.
On the night of the meeting, the first 20 people to sign in favor of Flock, and the first 20 people who sign up against Flock will be given three minutes to speak.
Additionally, residents who want to give their opinions can also do so on an online form on the city’s website. It’s open now and will remain open until Nov. 13. Residents that want to give their opinions, can do so here.
