Driver takes too long to pull over

A driver who took a long time to pull over for a traffic stop is facing a charge of resisting law enforcement along with driving on a suspended license.

Anthony Stewart Brown

Anthony Stewart Brown, 55, Evansville, was arrested by Indiana State Police Trooper Caleb Garvin on Friday, January 1.

Brown was the driver of a white passenger car that Friday, with one woman as a passenger. Brown was at the gas station at State Road 58 and US 231 when Trooper Garvin pulled into the station and conducted a random license plate check on Brown’s vehicle. The check revealed the driver’s license of the vehicle’s registered owner was suspended, and Brown matched the description of the owner.

After pumping some gas, Trooper Garvin left the station and parked under a nearby overpass. Brown’s vehicle, with Brown driving, then exited the station and headed northbound on I-69. When Trooper Garvin caught up to Brown’s vehicle, he reported Brown was going 77 mph in a 70 mph zone and he activated the red and blue lights to initiate a traffic stop.

Brown did not pull over and after a half-mile, Trooper Garvin activated his siren in case the driver was not seeing him. For about another one and a half more miles, Brown did not stop so Trooper Garvin pulled up next to the vehicle and motioned for the driver to pull over. He said he saw the passenger put her hands up, but Brown still did not pull over.

At that point, Brown was reported to be traveling between 68 and 72 mph. After another stretch, Trooper Garvin pulled up next to the vehicle and again motioned for it to pull over. He said both the driver and the passenger then put their hands up and shrugged their shoulders as if they were asking, “What did I do?” Brown then slowed down and pulled over.

Brown and his passenger were cooperative. He said they were on the way to Indianapolis to get the issue with his driver’s license taken care of. He said he knew the trooper was behind him. When asked why he did not pull over, Brown allegedly said he was paranoid and did not know what to do.

Brown was transported and booked into the Greene County Jail at 1:43 p.m. His bond was set at $5,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed. He posted $500 and was released later the same day.

Brown is scheduled to appear in Greene Superior Court next week for an initial hearing on preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement – using a vehicle, a Level 6 felony, and driving while suspended – a knowing violation with a prior conviction within 10 years, a Class A misdemeanor.