A man who crashed his car into a ditch on Garr Road was arrested by the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s Office, but not before the man resisted attempts to arrest him.
Elbert E. Kirkendoff, 63, of a Garr Road address was arrested on April 20 for second offense DWI, resisting arrest and several traffic charges.
A deputy responding to a call of a stalled vehicle partially in the roadway found a Hyundai Accent in a “seesaw” position in the ditch. Kirkendoff was attempting to use a chain to get assistance on pulling his car out of the ditch. The deputy determined the Hyundai had crashed into the ditch.
Kirkendoff was found to have a strong odor of alcoholic beverages which intensified when he spoke. He refused to provide any identification and began to walk away from the deputy. When they deputy attempted to take Kirkendoff into custody, he pulled away and ran. The deputy deployed a Taser to take him in the custody.
Since Kirkendoff was tased and taken to the ground, EMS was called to the scene to clear him. He was taken to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center where he refused to participate in field sobriety tests.
A breath test showed his blood alcohol content to be .254g%, more than three times the Louisiana legal limit.
Kirkendoff was booked for second offense DWI, open container, driving under suspension, careless operation of a vehicle, resisting an officer by a failure to provide identification and resisting an officer by force.
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