A $15,000 bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of a driver who reportedly eluded police during a high speed pursuit following a traffic stop.
Nicholas James Worden, 42, of Stroud, was formally charged in Lincoln County District Court on Jan. 27 with endangering others while eluding and attempting to elude a police officer.
He also faces two misdemeanor counts, one for failure to yield for an emergency vehicle and obstructing an officer.
The felony accuses Worden of endangering others by driving a Chevy pickup truck in Stroud after receiving from Officer Brandon Jackson visual and audible signals to bring his truck to a stop by increasing the speed eluding the officer in a manner to endanger other persons, causing other motorists to take evasive actions to avoid a collision with his vehicle.
The obstructing an officer charge accuses Woden, after being stopped and detained by Officer Jackson who had probable cause to search the pickup truck for the presence of marijuana, of driving away from Jackson before the officer could conduct a search of the defendant’s pickup truck.