A White Plains man was arrested on June 19 following a brief pursuit that ended when he leaped from a moving vehicle.
Joshua Lindell Alexander, 38, has been charged with failure to maintain lane, DUI, driving while license suspended, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, possession of cocaine, and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
Sgt. Jordan Knowles of the Greene County Sheriff’s Office was on patrol just after midnight on June 19 when he observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and weaving out of its lane.
Knowles turned on his lights and siren to make a traffic stop on the silver Nissan Maxima, but the vehicle then accelerated and turned right onto Crawfordville Road, according to the report.
Knowles gave chase, and the vehicle continued to weave over the center line and driving in both lanes as it negotiated curves, reaching speeds of more than 80 mph in a 45-mph zone.
The vehicle then turned left onto East Main Street without stopping at the stop sign.
Knowles said the Maxima rolled slowly past the County Line Trailer Park and traveled in the opposing lane.
Then the driver opened his door and exited the vehicle, according to the report.
The driver, later identified as Alexander, threw something as he ran toward Sgt. Knowles, who had gotten out of his patrol car by then and drew his taser.
As Alexander ran past Sgt. Knowles, the deputy deployed the taser, which struck Alexander in the back and caused him to fall to the ground.
Alexander was then taken into custody.
He told Knowles he was scared because he did not have a license.
According to the report, a female ran into the road from a mobile home and said the vehicle was still rolling. She ran after the vehicle and was able to get it stopped on the south side of the roadway in tall grass.
No damage was observed to the vehicle, according to the report.
Knowles searched Alexander but found nothing on him before he was escorted to the patrol car.
According to the report, Knowles could smell the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from Alexander’s person and observed his bloodshot and watery eyes.
Knowles checked the shoulder of the road for whatever Alexander had thrown out during the chase and found a Crown Royal bag next to a cell phone.
The bag contained suspected narcotics, according to the report. Alexander told Knowles the Crown Royal bag did not belong to him, but the cell phone did.
Alexander told Knowles that he had consumed three beers before he was taken to the Greene County jail and charged, according to the report.
The narcotics from inside the bag were packaged in numerous black and clear plastic containers. The substances tested positive for methamphetamine and cocaine, according to the report.