Full Notification

Noblesville, IN – On July 26, 2019 at approximately 3:48 p.m., police officers from the Noblesville Police Department responded to the Home Depot, located at 3300 Conner Street (Noblesville), in reference to a report of an alleged theft occurring inside the store.

Officers arrived on the scene a short time later and attempted to make contact with the alleged suspect in the parking lot. A few moments later the suspect reportedly got into an awaiting vehicle and fled from officers. Officers reported pursuing the suspect westbound on Conner Street and then southbound on SR 37. Officers indicated that the suspect stopped his vehicle on southbound SR 37, just north of Greenfield Avenue, and witnessed a male suspect flee on foot into a nearby wooded area. A female suspect was apprehended inside the vehicle while police and police K-9 units pursued the male suspect. The male suspect was taken into custody a short time later by a police K-9 unit in the wooded area.

The male suspect was transported by ground ambulance to Riverview Health (Noblesville) and was treated for wounds he received from the K-9 unit. The subject was subsequently released from Riverview Health and transported to the Hamilton County Jail. The female suspect was also transported to the Hamilton County Jail. The suspects were booked on the following preliminary charges:

Name: Travis J.L. Lechner
Residence: Indianapolis, Indiana
Age: 28
*Charge(s): Theft (I.C. 35-43-4-2 [a][1][A]) Felony 6
Resisting Law Enforcement w/ Vehicle (I.C. 35-44.1-3-1[b][1][A]) Felony 6
Resisting Law Enforcement (I.C. 35-44.1-3-1[a]) Felony 6

Name: Tessa M. Ratliff
Residence: Greenwood, Indiana
Age: 28
*Charge(s): Possession of a Controlled Substance (I.C. 35-48-4-7) Felony 6
Possession of a Syringe (I.C. 16-42-19-18) Felony 6

*A charge is merely an accusation and the defendant(s) is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Media Personnel: Since an arrest has been made, any further questions regarding this incident must be directed to the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office at (317) 776-8595. A copy of the PC affidavit will also be available through that office.

Mug Shot: Booking photo of the suspect was not available at the time of this release. Please contact the Hamilton County Jail for further details.