A Linton man, arrested last spring after someone reported a suspicious man walking on a county road, was out walking on a county road again this month when he attracted the attention of a deputy.

Levi Anthony Shane Elkins, 31, Linton, was arrested by Sgt. Jordan Allor of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department on Friday, July 23.

Sgt. Allor was headed south on County Road 1100 West, south of CR 200 South when he saw Elkins walking north on CR 1100 West near the Linton Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) Lodge. Sgt. Allor pulled into the FOP parking lot and checked to see if Elkins was wanted on any warrants. He discovered there was a warrant out for Elkins in Hendricks County.

Elkins was still walking and when Sgt. Allor pulled up behind him, stopped, got out and asked Elkins what was going on, Elkins looked at him and said he was just walking. Sgt. Allor reported he walked up to Elkins and told him to put his hands behind his back. He put his hand on Elkins’ wrist and Elkins asked why. He was told he had a warrant out.

According to an affidavit prepared by Sgt. Allor, Elkins started to pull away and did not comply with the order to put his hands behind his back. Sgt. Allor grabbed his backpack while holding onto the wrist and said Elkins was resisting and kept attempting to flee as he told Sgt. Allor to hold on.

Sgt. Allor put Elkins on the ground and said he continued to resist. According to Sgt. Allor’s affidavit, Elkins grabbed the deputy’s badge and name plate and pulled the clasp out of the back of the name plate and out of his Indiana Law Enforcement Academy pin but he was able to get Elkins to let go of his uniform by striking him with the palm of his hand. Elkins allegedly rolled over onto his stomach and the deputy was on top of him and during a struggle, told Elkins several time to place his hands behind his back.

Knowing he would not be able to get Elkins in handcuffs due to the resistance, he unholstered his taser, told him twice he would be tased, told him three times to put his hands behind his back, then deployed the taser. Elkins was then on his side attempting to pull the dart out of his back and was told to roll back over to his stomach several times. He didn’t and another taser shock was deployed. Elkins then complied.

GCSD Deputy William C. Walker then arrived on the scene to assist.

After Elkins was in handcuffs, he told Sgt. Allor the warrant was not extraditable, and he asked why Sgt. Allor was doing this and said he didn’t understand. When Deputy Walker asked Elkins why he resisted, he allegedly said, “Because I’m scared of you.”

An ambulance was called to check Elkins before transport and during the check, Elkins allegedly said he was sorry he resisted, there was no reason to put him into handcuffs and he asked what he was supposed to do.

Elkins was transported and booked into the Greene County Jail at 6:28 p.m.

A criminal case was filed against him and he’s been charged with resisting law enforcement – knowingly or intentionally forcibly resists, a Class A misdemeanor.

That was not the end of his trouble.

Last Thursday, July 29, Elkins was arrested again, this time by Indiana State Police Trooper Jarrod Lents on a warrant issued for his arrest in an earlier case. In that case, Elkins had entered into a negotiated plea agreement in late April and in early May, he pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine, a Level 6 felony. He was sentenced to one year and six months in the county jail but he was given credit for 36 days already served at the time and one year and 90 days were suspended. He was currently on probation and after Elkins was arrested for the incident involving resisting arrest, on May 27 the probation department filed a motion to revoke the suspended sentence and the warrant was issued.

Bond for Elkins has been set at $25,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed. As of late today, Monday, August 2, Elkins is still in jail - he has not yet posted bond.

To find a previous story involving Elkins, click on the Tag “Levi Elkins” below this story.