On the night of Oct. 11, after taking city police on a high-speed pursuit that was just under four miles, John Arthur Drummond Jr., driving a silver sport utility vehicle, pulled into a parking lot on Leader Driver in Loyalsock Township, jumped out and gave the officers an obscene gesture with both his hands, it was stated in an affidavit.

Drummond, 43, of 383 W. Third St., was ordered to drop to the ground, but when he refused, one of the officers deployed his taser on the man, who was then taken into custody. The pursuit began in the 1500 block of Elmira Street and continued into the city’s East End, where Drummond was driving in a reckless manner, swerving in his travel lane and running “through stop signs at high speeds,” police said.

When he was taken into custody, Drummond “smelled of PCP,” referring to the mind-altering drug, police said. The driver admitted he had “two drinks” before getting behind the wheel, police said.

Arraigned hours later before District Judge William Solomon on charges of felony fleeing police, recklessly endangering another person, DUI and 10 summary offenses, Drummond was jailed in lieu of $25,000 bail. He has since waived his preliminary hearing.