A Stroud man who was wanted on a $15,000 bench warrant has appeared in Lincoln County District.
But he also faces additional charges in a separate case.
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.
Court records show that the warrant was returned and filed. He made his initial appearance before Associate District Judge Sheila Kirk on Feb. 4 and she ordered him to reappear on Feb. 14.
Worden also faces three other felonies and a misdemeanor.
In the case filed against him on Jan. 27, 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.
He is also charged with failing to yield to Jackson who was using an audible signal and flashing red lights in an effort to stop another vehicle.
The obstructing an officer charge accuses Worden, 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.
In the other case filed against Worden, the three felonies include grand larceny, malicious injury to property over $1,000 and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
The misdemeanor is malicious injury to property under $1,000.
A $25,000 bond is set for Worden in that case and he is scheduled to make his initial appearance at 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 24.
The grand larceny count against Worden accuses him of on Jan. 20 this year of stealing and taking away an 18-foot trailer belonging to Jessica Reece and having a value of $2,500 or more.
The malicious injury to property count of over $1,000 accuses him of on the same date of ramming a trailer into a police car owned by the city of Agra and causing damage to the car in the amount of $1,000 or more.
Count 3, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, accuses him of ramming a trailer into the police car occupied by Agra Police Chief Richard Roe with the intent to harm him without any justifiable or excusable cause.
In Count 4 against Worden, he is charged with driving a Chevrolet pickup through fences owned by Patricia Jean Brown and causing damage in the amount of less than $1,000.