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Suspect with many names in HSC Jail |
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Friday, 03 July 2009 |
Tuesday June 23 at approximately 1:50 a.m., Deputy Travis Browning of the Hot Spring County Sheriff’s Department was patrolling and working traffic on Highway 7 in the Bismarck area when he observed a white passenger car traveling south in front of his patrol vehicle. Browning observed the vehicle pass another vehicle on the double yellow line.
Browning advanced around the other vehicle and initiated a traffic stop.
Browning stopped the vehicle in the 5500 block of Highway 7, and approached the vehicle. Browning made contact with the driver and advised him for the reason of the stop. The driver handed Browning his driver’s license which looked fraudulent because the picture did not match the driver. At that time Browning could detect the odor of intoxicant coming from the vehicle. It was at that time Browning noticed the driver of the vehicle becoming very apprehensive and was moving around in his seat and digging between the his seat. Browning advised the driver to place his hands on the steering wheel in which the driver complied.
Browning then proceeded to check the driver’s license and found that it was only an ID card and that it was not the driver. Browning notified dispatch of the situation and had them send another patrol unit for back-up.
Browning asked the driver if he had another license because the picture on the license did not look like him. The driver told Browning that he did not have another license and that the one he had given him was his. Browning asked the driver to exit the vehicle and to step to the rear.
Browning asked the driver if he could perform a search on him for weapons, in which the driver agreed.
During the search Browning located a large lump in the waistband of the drivers pants. Once Browning had located the lump, the driver began to struggle with Browning. The driver broke away from Browning’s grasp and began to run away.
The driver and Browning had made it onto Hwy 7 when another vehicle approached and the passenger asked Browning if he needed assistance. Browning advised the subject to stay back. The driver then broke away from Browning and began running into a field. Browning pursued after the driver and drew his departmental issued Taser weapon and fired at the driver. The Taser did not make contact with the driver, at which time Browning removed the spent cartridge and continued to pursue the driver. Browning replaced the cartridge and continued yelling at the driver to stop running and to get on the ground in which the driver refused to comply.
After having chased the driver over a hundred yards, the driver had layed down in an area of undergrowth in an attempt to hid from Browning.
Browning observed the subject on the ground and yelled at him to put his hands up. The driver did not comply and then attempted to get on his feet, at which time Browning fired the Taser striking the driver in the shoulder and lower back.
The Taser incapacitated the driver and Browning ordered him to put his hands behind his back and to roll over on his stomach. The driver continued not to comply with Deputy Browning’s requests. The driver then began to roll to his back while reaching underneath him.
While giving the driver the commands to roll onto his stomach, Browning then tased him for another 5 seconds. As Browning was telling the driver to put his hands behind his back, the driver began putting his hands underneath him as to try and get up. Browning then tased the driver once again.
The driver then complied at which time Browning placed handcuffs on him and escorted him back to his patrol vehicle.
Once Browning had gotten back to his patrol vehicle with the driver, Deputy Johnny Strother had arrived on the scene.
Strother assisted Browning in checking the driver for weapons and placing his in the rear seat of the patrol vehicle.
Browning read the driver his Miranda rights which he understood. Browning asked the driver why he had ran from him. The driver stated that he ran because he was on parole.
Strother had been searching the area and had located a large bundle of money approximately 25 yards from Browning’s patrol vehicle. Browning asked the driver where he had gotten the money, and the driver told him that it belonged to his girlfriend and that they had gotten into a fight and he had taken it with him. Browning then asked the driver who he was and where he was headed. The driver stated that his name was Merraye Famous and that he was headed to Arkadelphia. Browning told the driver that the ID card photo did not look like him. The driver once again stated that it was him, but that he had lost a lot of weight. After contacting dispatch to have a wrecker come tow the vehicle, the driver yelled at Browning and stated that he wanted to be honest with him. Browning once again questioned who he was and where he was headed and what the money was for. The driver then told Browning, “I was going to see a home boy to buy some dope.” Browning asked what type of dope was he going to buy and the driver replied, “was just gonna buy some dope.”
Once the wrecker service had arrived and towed the vehicle, Browning transported the driver to the Hot Spring County Jail where he was booked.
Once they had arrived at the jail, Browning continued to attempt to identify the driver.
The money that was recovered and counted and then placed in a secure location.
During this time the driver gave deputies several false names.
Browning then transported the driver to the Saline County Jail where they took his fingerprints using the AFIS (Automated Fingerprint Identification System) where the Arkansas State Police AFIS division identified him with several aliases.
Browning made contact with Investigator Chad Jordan and advised him of the situation. Jordan advised Browning to contact Group Six.
Browning then transported the driver back to the Hot Spring County Jail where he made contact with a Group Six agent.
The agent responded to the Hot Spring County Jail where he identified the driver as Mark Anthony Jordan.
The investigation was then turned over to Group Six.
Jordan was charged with No Seat Belt, Improper Passing, Driving on a Suspended Driver’s License, Obstructing Governmental Operations, Fleeing on Foot and Resisting Arrest.
Jordan is being held at the Hot Spring County Jail on a $10,000 cash or professional bond.
Jordan is also being held for a warrant out of Garland County.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 22 July 2009 )
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