An Oklahoma driver accused of refusing to stop for police apparently wasn’t ready to give up once officers finally got him stopped. Glenpool Police say Charles Wayne Smith tried driving away while an officer was partially inside his vehicle, leaving the officer to come up with a straightforward way of ending the attempt.
The encounter began October 4 when officers spotted a vehicle failing to maintain its lane on 151st Street near Highway 75. Police say the vehicle also nearly struck another motorist before officers attempted to stop it.
Smith did not stop for officers and continued driving before eventually pulling over on Highway 75A, according to police. The department did not provide additional details about how far Smith traveled before stopping or how long officers followed him.
Getting the vehicle stopped didn’t quite end the situation. As an officer leaned partially into the vehicle in an attempt to remove Smith, police say Smith tried to drive away again.
Officer Reaches in and Puts Vehicle in Park
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Rather than allowing the vehicle to continue moving with the officer partially inside, police say the officer reached in and placed it into park. Smith was then arrested.
Glenpool Police listed four booking charges in its announcement: DUI second offense, assault and battery with a deadly weapon on a police officer, resisting arrest and eluding while endangering others. The department emphasized that Smith’s arrest does not constitute a conviction.
Jail records identify him as Charles Wayne Smith and show a booking date of October 5. No release date is displayed in the information provided.
Jail Record Shows Additional Entries
The jail record contains several entries beyond the four booking charges listed in Glenpool Police’s announcement. Among them are driving under revocation, transporting an open container of beer, and failure to stop at a stop sign.
The record also contains repeated or differently described entries under the same docket number, including DUI first and second offense entries and multiple assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, eluding, and driving-under-revocation entries. Because of those overlapping entries, the record provided does not make clear whether every row represents a separate active charge stemming from the October 4 incident.
Individual bail amounts are displayed alongside several of the entries, ranging from $100 to $60,000, while others show $0. The information provided does not identify a single overall bond amount, so those individual figures should not be combined to establish Smith’s total bond without additional court or jail information.