As a deputy on foot was following a Bloomfield man through a wooded area Wednesday morning, the suspect allegedly reached into his pocket right after he told the deputy he had a gun and he was going to empty the magazine. The suspect was later apprehended and arrested.

Lloyd Robert Turpin, 50, Bloomfield, was arrested by Deputy James Carpenter of the Greene County Sheriff's Department on Wednesday, May 18.

Deputy Carpenter along with Deputy Terry Wade and Deputy Anthony Nelson were dispatched at 10:09 AM yesterday, Wednesday, May 18, to a residence on North Wilkie School Road in the Bloomfield area after a resident said Lloyd Turpin was on her property and was refusing to leave.

About ten minutes later, Deputy Wade radioed that Turpin was running westbound through the woods away from the residence. While Deputy Carpenter, the investigating officer, was on the way, Deputy Wade radioed information that Turpin had a gun but due to a poor signal in the area, his radio traffic was broken up.

When Deputy Carpenter and Deputy Nelson arrived in the area, they saw Deputy Wade walking westbound on the railroad tracks and the two deputies drove around to the intersection of Killinger Road and the railroad tracks to the west of Deputy Wade's location.

Deputy Carpenter said when they stopped, he saw Turpin at the edge of the woods and grass area where Killinger Road goes over the railroad tracks. Deputy Carpenter gave loud verbal commands for Turpin to come out of the woods and get on the ground but Turpin, who was yelling something the deputy could not understand, went back down the hill and got on the railroad tracks. Deputy Carpenter reported that at this time he could see Turpin holding a small black and white object in his right hand. As the two deputies walked eastbound on the railroad tracks, Turpin kept the black and white item up in the air and the deputies continued to give verbal commands to stop and get down on the railroad tracks.

Turpin then got off the tracks and headed north onto a trail. Deputy Nelson followed Turpin on the trail which led back to the residence on North Wilkie School Road while Deputy Carpenter said he continued to hear Turpin yelling in the woods.

When Deputy Carpenter met back up with Deputy Wade, Wade said Turpin told him he had a gun in his pocket and he was going to empty the magazine. Deputy Wade said at that point he started making some distance between he and Turpin as Turpin was reaching into his pocket.

When the deputies got back to the residence on North Wilkie School Road, they found Turpin sitting on a wooden deck stair. He was again told to get on the ground. This time he complied and was taken into custody.

When Deputy Carpenter talked to the resident, she said Turpin had been on her property all night. She said while the deputies were chasing him, he ran up on the front porch and kicked the front door several times then went to the rear of the residence. She wanted him trespassed from her property and a no trespass notification form was filled out and Turpin was given notice he is not to trespass on the property again.

Turpin was transported to the Greene County Sheriff's Department by Sergeant Jordan Allor. Turpin was booked into the Greene County Jail at 12:43 PM with bond set at $5500 surety with 10% cash allowed. However, Turpin has a warrant out for his arrest in Lawrence County for a probation violation and on that warrant, he is being held without bond. The jail record in Greene County shows that when Turpin was booked in, his address was listed as homeless.

Turpin was scheduled to appear at an initial hearing in Greene Superior Court on charges of:

• Intimidation of a law enforcement officer, a Level 6 felony,

• Resisting law enforcement—knowingly or intentionally flees from law enforcement, a Class A misdemeanor, and

• Refusal to aid an officer, a Class B misdemeanor.