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Vehicle stop results in motorist facing numerous charges
Upon being stopped for a vehicle-code violation in the area of Fourth and Memorial avenues in the city about 11:45 p.m. on Oct. 5, motorist Ameer Burks got out of his 2024 Chevrolet Malibu and became confrontational with two state troopers, who immediately ordered him to get back in the car, but he refused, it was alleged in an affidavit.
"He became extremely hyper, moving around and speaking irrationally. When ordered to put his hands on the vehicles, the 46-year-old Burks began running away," it was stated in the affidavit. He ignored troopers' repeated commands to stop, but the pursuit came to an end when he ran into "a cable barrier," police said.
He continued "to fight" with troopers as they attempted to get him under control, police said, adding that Burks pulled out a bag of marijuana out of his pocket, admitting that he had smoked the control substance one-to-two hours ago. The troopers detected an odor of marijuana coming from his body and they suspected he was impaired. They also seized from him a bag containing 26 grams of marijuana.
Following his arraignment before District Judge Gary Whiteman on charges of evading arrest, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, DUI, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia plus two summary offenses, including driving while his license was suspended for a prior DUI offense, Burks, of Muncy was jailed in the Lycoming County Prison in lieu of $15,000 bail.