Be on your best behavior when you're on the lam.
Is that the moral of the story I'm about to relate?
Jeff Basil Chandler was riding a bicycle on Richmond Road in Williamsburg, Virginia at 3:02 on Sunday morning. The 24-year-old from Yemassee, South Carolina was weaving in the eastbound lane. The problem was, he was headed westbound.
The advantage to riding at that hour is that, in most places, you won't encounter much traffic. Hence, there tends to be less of a police presence. On the other hand, if constables are in the area, they're bored (unless they're chasing drunk drivers) and looking for something to do.
So it's not surprising that a Williamsburg police officer would notice--and stop--a cyclist weaving in the wrong lane. Perhaps that officer thought Chandler was drunk; in any event, said officer identified Chandler through his South Carolina driver's license.
These days, nearly all patrol cars (at least here in the US) are equipped with computers that allow officers to run a check on whomever they stop. The Williamsburg cop did just that and found that South Carolina had issued warrants for Chandler's arrest.
Turns out, he was wanted for kidnapping, robbery with a deadly weapon and being an accessory to a felony. He was brought to a local jail and booked two hours after he was stopped. Now he has to decide whether to waive his extradition hearing or follow a process that will allow him to appeal extradition in local court and with state prosecutors.
Just remember: If you're going to run (ride) from the law, make sure you're running the right way, and in a straight line!
Is that the moral of the story I'm about to relate?
Jeff Basil Chandler was riding a bicycle on Richmond Road in Williamsburg, Virginia at 3:02 on Sunday morning. The 24-year-old from Yemassee, South Carolina was weaving in the eastbound lane. The problem was, he was headed westbound.
The advantage to riding at that hour is that, in most places, you won't encounter much traffic. Hence, there tends to be less of a police presence. On the other hand, if constables are in the area, they're bored (unless they're chasing drunk drivers) and looking for something to do.
So it's not surprising that a Williamsburg police officer would notice--and stop--a cyclist weaving in the wrong lane. Perhaps that officer thought Chandler was drunk; in any event, said officer identified Chandler through his South Carolina driver's license.
These days, nearly all patrol cars (at least here in the US) are equipped with computers that allow officers to run a check on whomever they stop. The Williamsburg cop did just that and found that South Carolina had issued warrants for Chandler's arrest.
Turns out, he was wanted for kidnapping, robbery with a deadly weapon and being an accessory to a felony. He was brought to a local jail and booked two hours after he was stopped. Now he has to decide whether to waive his extradition hearing or follow a process that will allow him to appeal extradition in local court and with state prosecutors.
Just remember: If you're going to run (ride) from the law, make sure you're running the right way, and in a straight line!
Otherwise entitled - "Riding the Wrong Way is Wrong - in SO Many Ways!" Thanks for this enlightening post...
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