Grand jury indicts one for December pursuit
Published 3:01 pm Saturday, February 9, 2019
The Clark County grand jury indicted a Lexington man for allegedly injuring a sheriff’s deputy during a pursuit in December.
Jason Lewis, 36, has been jailed in the Clark County Detention Center since his arrest on Hud Road on Dec. 12, 2018.
According to the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and court documents, deputies were looking for a dark-colored Ford Mustang which was involved in a pursuit in Fayette County. Clark County deputies spotted the vehicle on U.S. 60 and saw it cross the center line multiple times, according to court documents. Deputy Bobby Estes attempted to stop the vehicle near Westchester Drive, but in continued before turning up Hud Road.
Deputies blocked Hud Road as the Mustang went to the end, turned around and started approaching the deputies at a low speed. Deputy Wes Craycraft said Estes was giving verbal commands to those in the vehicle, who had their hands up but the car continued to roll forward.
Estes attempted to break the car window as it passed, but the car rolled over his foot. Craycraft pulled Lewis from the vehicle and arrested him.
Lewis was indicted for first-degree fleeing or evading police, driving under the influence (third offense), third-degree assault, first-degree wanton endangerment, carrying a concealed deadly weapon, possession of marijuana, no insurance, driving on a suspended operator’s license and no or expired registration plate.
The Clark County grand jury also returned the following indictments:
— William Coyle, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (four counts)
— Christopher E. Reed, first-degree bail jumping.
— Rebekah Grimm, second-degree criminal abuse.
— Jonathan G. Banks, third-degree burglary, second-degree persistent felony offender.
— Matthew E. Yarbrough, public intoxication, first-degree possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia.
— Justine Donohoe, first-degree possession of a controlled substance, first-degree promoting contraband, tampering with physical evidence.
— James Kevin Mills, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (four counts), first-degree persistent felony offender.
— James Turner, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (second offense), failure to or improper signal, driving on a suspended operator’s license, possession of marijuana.
— Eric Lucas and Alexander Eastridge, complicity to third-degree burglary, third-degree burglary (Eastridge), first-degree criminal mischief, first-degree wanton endangerment (Lucas), second-degree criminal trespassing, leaving the scene of an accident (Lucas).
— Joshua D. Proffitt, first-degree bail jumping.
— Tiffany M. Lohman and Joseph L. Harney, public intoxication (Lohman), carrying a concealed deadly weapon (Lohman), first-degree possession of a controlled substance (Lohman), possession of drug paraphernalia, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (Lohman), no or expired registration plate (Harney), driving on a suspended operator’s license (Harney), first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance (Harney), first-degree persistent felony offender (Harney)