By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A Texas man was arrested after a pursuit through part of north Salina early this morning.
A deputy near the intersection of S. Broadway Boulevard and W. South Street noticed a white 2019 Ford F350 pickup with Texas license plates spinning its wheels, Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning. After the vehicle headed north, the deputy was able to stop it near the Log Cabin Motel, 440 N. Broadway Boulevard.
The deputy made contact with the driver and detected the odor of alcohol, Soldan said. The deputy ordered the driver to get out of the pickup, but the driver rolled up his window and refused to do so. He then fled the scene, traveling on the following route.
East on W. North Street
North on N. Ninth Street
West on W. Euclid Avenue
South on N. Fifth Street
East on E. Otis Avenue
North on N. Fourth Street
East on E. Euclid Avenue
The driver then parked the pickup at a residence in the 200 block of E. Euclid Avenue and took off on foot. He was found a short while later hiding in a carport on the property, Soldan. Open containers of White Claw were found in the pickup, he said.
The driver, identified as James Bryant Daigle, 35, of Magnolia, Texas, was arrested on the following requested charges, Soldan said.
Driving under the influence of alcohol
Transporting an open container
Felony flee and elude
Interference with a law enforcement officer
Racing on highways
Multiple traffic infractions