Flemmons
A Columbus resident is in custody after crashing his vehicle in an apparent attempt to evade a Columbus Police Department officer.
Early Friday morning, a CPD officer saw a Dodge Challenger and a Ford Mustang driving on 25th Street traveling right next to each other. Believing the vehicles were getting ready to try to race, the officer turned to get behind them, said Sgt. Skylar Berry, Columbus Police Department spokesman.
Before the officer could catch up, the Challenger turned and began driving at a high rate of speed, committing several moving violations, Berry said.
As the officer was still trying to catch up and stop the driver of the Challenger, the car attempted to turn north on Midway Street from 17th Street. The vehicle was going too fast to make the turn and crashed into a tree in a nearby yard.
The driver, Jaylen Flemmons, 25, of 12235 E. Otter Creek Lane, Columbus, was taken into custody. The two passengers were uninjured and released. Officers found cocaine on Flemmons and a handgun near the driver’s seat. They also observed signs that Flemmons was intoxicated and found an open beer inside the car.
Flemmons was arrested on preliminary charges of reckless driving, a misdemeanor, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, and possession of cocaine with a firearm, a Level 5 felony.
He was being held in lieu of $7,500 bond at the Bartholomew County Jail, jail officials said.
