A Choudrant man was arrested Saturday morning after Lincoln Parish deputies went to his house to serve several arrest warrants.
Jared D. Sanford, 44, was found at a residence on La. Highway 821 about 8 a.m. Saturday. He was told he was under arrest and to place his hands behind his back. Instead, Sanford attempted to walk away from the deputies toward another room. He was taken by the arm but continued to attempt to pull away and tense up his body to avoid being taken under control. He was eventually placed in handcuffs and escorted to a patrol car.
Sanford then became irate, stating he could not go back to jail. He began kicking and headbutting the vehicle and was told to stop multiple times.
Sanford was transported to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center as he continued to kick and headbutt the prisoner enclosure in the patrol car back seat. Deputies had to stop along the highway to resecure Sanford to attempt to keep him from injuring himself and damaging the vehicle.
He was booked on a Lincoln Parish warrant for failure to appear in court on charges of aggravated flight from an officer, resisting an officer by flight on foot, possession of drug paraphernalia, open container, improper lane usage, no insurance, and improper vehicle lighting.
Sanford is also being held for the Jackson Parish Sheriff’s Office on a warrant for possession of a Schedule II controlled substance. For his conduct at the time of arrest, he was booked for resisting an officer and attempted simple criminal damage to property.
Bail was set at $54,500.
