CORDER MAN ACCUSED OF FIRING A GUN FROM A MOVING VEHICLE HAS CASE CONTINUED kmmo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kmmo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A Sarasota, Florida resident is facing several felonies following a traffic stop in Lafayette County on Monday, March 29.
According to information from the Waverly Police Department, at approximately 11:34 a.m. on Monday, March 29, an officer observed an eastbound vehicle with Florida registration, travel off the right side of the roadway and onto the shoulder of Highway 24. A traffic stop was conducted for the moving violation.
The driver of the vehicle was identified as 31 year-old Chad Straughn who reportedly has an active warrant for his arrest out of Sarasota Florida. When the officer attempted to take Straughn into custody, he resisted and attempted to flee on foot. Straughn was taken into custody after a brief struggle.
A St. Charles resident is facing multiple drug related charges following a traffic stop on Interstate 70 in Lafayette County.
A report from the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Department states that just before 2 a.m. on Monday, March 29, a deputy conducted a traffic stop after he observed a black Dodge Charger following too closely to another vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle, 60-year-old Kimberly Ebernickle refused to consent to a search of the vehicle, claiming it was not hers. During a search of the vehicle, authorities located a semi-automatic handgun, which had been reported as stolen out of Walton County Georgia. Authorities say they also located several syringes with needles, a small plastic bag that contained a substance, which field tested for methamphetamine, a small container that contained a small amount of marijuana, and drug paraphernalia.
The court has ordered a mental evaluation for a 38-year-old Lexington woman who allegedly attempted to disarm a police officer last year.
Officers were called to a residence, multiple times, on the night of December 31 for a disturbance. When officers arrived Mindy Dawn Garrett, who was allegedly the cause of the disturbance appeared to be intoxicated. The officer urged Garrett to go to bed but, just a few hours later, officers were called out to the same residence for another disturbance.
When the officer informed Garrett she was under arrest, she attempted to assault the officer and gain control of his side arm, forcing the officer to use his Taser to gain control of her.
AREA INMATE CHARGED WITH ADDITIONAL FELONIES FOR ALLEGEDLY SOLICITING MURDER kmmo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kmmo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.