Pursuit leads to fugitive, drug arrest in Daveiss County

Riley Guertin,

 

DAVEISS Co., Ky.- A man is behind bars facing over a dozen drug-related charges following a police pursuit Wednesday. The Daviess County Sheriff’s Office says they heard from officials that 43-year-old Demario Sanders was wanted in Christian County. Daviess County deputies initiated a traffic stop, initially being pulled over on JR Miller Road.

However, Sanders then fled toward Ohio County on U.S. 231. The Ohio County Sheriff’s Office and Hartford Police Department were advised by the Owensboro-Daveiss County Central Dispatch to deploy spike strips near Hartford. This caused Sanders to stop on U.S. 231 near West Render Street. He was then arrested.

During a search of Sander’s vehicle, an Ohio County K-9 unit alerted deputies to the presence of illegal drugs. Deputies then found a trafficking amount of cocaine and a large amount of U.S. currency. All evidence has been seized, and Sanders is now lodged in the Daviess County Detention Center.

Below, you can find a list of his offenses, per the Hopkinsville Police Department and Christian County Sheriff’s Office.

  • Trafficking Controlled Substances 1st Degree (Cocaine)
  • Fleeing or Evading Police, 1st Degree
  • Wanton Endangerment, 1st Degree – Police Officer (3 counts)
  • Speeding 26 MPH or greater
  • Operating Vehicle with Expired Operator’s License
  • Christian County Circuit Court Indictment Warrant for:
    • Trafficking Controlled Substance, 1st Degree (Cocaine, 3 counts)
  • Christian County Circuit Court Failure to Appear Warrant for:
    • Possession of a Handgun by a Convicted Felon
    • Trafficking Controlled Substance, 1st Offense (Heroin, armed)
    • Trafficking Synthetic Drugs, 1st Offense (Armed)
    • Trafficking Controlled Substance, 1st Degree, 1st Offense (Meth, armed)
    • Tampering with Physical Evidence
    • Promoting Contraband, 1st Degree
    • Fleeing or Evading Police, 2nd Degree (On foot)
    • Resisting Arrest
    • Instructional Permit Violations
    • Speeding 14 MPH Over Limit
  • Christian County Circuit Court Failure to Appear Warrant for:
    • Trafficking Controlled Substance, 1st Offense (Fentanyl)
    • Trafficking Controlled Substance, 1st Degree, 2nd Offense or Greater (Cocaine)
    • Trafficking in Marijuana, 1st Offense
    • Drug Paraphernalia – Buy/Possess
  • Christian County Circuit Court Failure to Appear Warrant for:
    • Speeding over 15 MPH Over Limit
    • Failure to Wear Seat Belts
    • Instructional Permit Violations

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