An officer reported a Jasonville man who didn’t have a driver’s license or a license plate on his vehicle did not stop for a while after the officer hit the lights and siren.

Bryan Eugene Coffman, 32, Jasonville, was arrested by Officer Andrew Duguay of the Jasonville Police Department on Monday, August 3.

Coffman was wanted on a warrant issued as a result of an investigation by JPD Officer Jacob Gambill.

Gambill was on patrol in Jasonville on Sunday, May 3, when he saw a vehicle that did not have a license plate. He hit the red and blue lights and the siren to make a stop but the driver, later identified as Coffman, did not stop.

Coffman allegedly looked at the officer in his rear-view mirror but kept driving for four more blocks then turned onto Walker Street then turned into a residence on Sycamore Street. Coffman was driving a blue and white Chevrolet truck.

JPD Sgt. Brian Pilant arrived to assist and Coffman was asked to exit the vehicle. Officer Gambill reported that when Coffman got out, he started yelling and refused to follow directions. Officer Gambill said neighbors came out of their houses and Coffman was told to stop yelling or he could be charged with disorderly conduct. He continued to yell and scream for a bit, then calmed down.

Not only did Coffman not have a plate on the truck, he didn’t have a driver’s license.

Coffman was not arrested on the scene but after criminal charges were filed against him, a warrant was issued for his arrest. He was booked into the Greene County Jail on the warrant on Monday, August 3, around 12 noon. His bond was set at $4,500 surety with ten percent cash allowed. He posted $450 and was released the next day.

Coffman is scheduled to appear in Greene Superior Court next Monday afternoon for an initial hearing on preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement, a Level 6 felony, and knowingly or intentionally operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license, a Class C misdemeanor.