When an ISP trooper caught up to a driver who was reported to have been driving north in the southbound lanes of I-69 on Tuesday night, the driver showed signs of intoxication and was arrested. The driver’s license had been suspended for life.

Mark Anthony Allor, 58, Bloomfield, was arrested by Indiana State Police Sr. Trooper Richard Klun on Tuesday night, February 22.

Trooper Klun was on patrol Tuesday night when he overheard Greene County Dispatch say a 911 caller reported a wrong-way driver was driving northbound on the southbound lanes of I-69. A few minutes later, he heard dispatch say a passerby was able to get the wrong-way driver to turnaround and was then headed south. Since dispatch had a license plate number, a deputy said he thought the driver was most likely Mark Allor.

Shortly after, Trooper Klun passed the vehicle stopped on the shoulder with its lights on. He turned around then noticed the lights turn off. Once he pulled in behind the vehicle and stopped, he found nobody inside the vehicle. He didn’t see anybody shining his flashlight along a ditch line then on a hill side off the shoulder. So he went to the rear door of his patrol vehicle and announced that his K9 would be released if nobody made their presence known. At that point, Allor, wearing a camouflage jacket, stood up with his hands above his head and was taken into custody.

Allor allegedly said “Tom” had been driving but had run off, then he said Tom had been in the back seat, then he again claimed Tom had been driving. Trooper Klun reported he detected the odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from Allor’s breath and that he exhibited several signs of intoxication. After changing stories, Allor allegedly admitted he’d been drinking a couple of beers at the American Legion in Worthington.

During a search prior to transport, Allor was found with marijuana in a small container in a pocket. Allor did not agree to a search of the vehicle so K9 Loki was deployed to do a sniff and Loki gave an alert. During the subsequent search, a metal smoking device with residue believed to be marijuana was located along with an open can of Busch Light beer.

Once at the sheriff’s department, Allor refused to take a breath test and refused to a blood draw so a search warrant was issued and a blood draw was obtained – results pending.

Trooper Klun reported Allor is considered an habitual traffic violator who has four indefinite suspensions on his license and he was convicted in 2015 of operating a vehicle while being an habitual traffic violator.

Allor was booked into the Greene County Jail at 11:13 p.m. with bond set at $15,000 surety with ten percent cash allowed. As of late Thursday night, Allor had not posted bond and was still in custody.

A criminal case has been filed against Allor in Greene Superior Court on charges of:

• Operating a vehicle after forfeiture of license for life, a Level 5 felony,

• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, a Class A misdemeanor,

• Operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Class C misdemeanor,

• Operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in body, a Class C misdemeanor,

• Possession of marijuana, a Class B misdemeanor, and

• Possession of paraphernalia, a Class C misdemeanor.