By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A Salina man who allegedly fled twice after an initial traffic stop was ultimately unable to escape the long arm of the law Monday.
Salina Police Sergeant Kyle Tonniges reported this morning that at approximately 2:23 a.m. Monday, an officer attempted to stop a vehicle for having a defective tag light. The vehicle pulled over, but the driver, identified by the officer as Brandon Letourneau, 27, of Salina, allegedly fled on foot.
Officers searched the vehicle and located marijuana, methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia, Tonniges noted.
At approximately 5:30 p.m. Monday, officers located Letourneau at a residence in the 100 block of W. Ellsworth Avenue in reference to a domestic violence call. According to Tonniges, Letourneau once again allegedly fled on foot but was apprehended in another residence in the 100 block of W. Ellsworth Avenue.
According to the Saline County Jail booking activity report, Letourneau was booked into jail on the following requested charges.
●Interfere w/ LEO; unknown circ; felony
●Poss of stimulant; 1 prior conviction
●Criminal trespass; Remain in defiance of order by owner
●Defective tail lamps
●Illegal park/stand/stop vehicle
●Interfere w/ LEO; unknown circ; felony
●Poss of marijuana
●Taxation; Drugs; No drug tax stamp for marijuana or cont substance