Traffic stop leads to man’s arrest

June 30--Traffic stop leads to man's arrest

A traffic stop led to the arrest of a man who had been running from police for the past 18 months, according to Laurel County Sheriff John Root.

Deputy Mikey Ashurst found Randy Nantz, 47, of Corbin, after Ashurst stopped the vehicle in which Nantz was a passenger.

Nantz was charged with a parole violation warrant for absconding parole supervision, use of a controlled substance and failure to report to parole officer as directed. Nantz had been convicted of first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, first offense in Whitley Circuit Court and placed on parole April 11.

Nantz was jailed in the Laurel County Correctional Center.

Manchester man arrested

A man caught up in an argument Friday was found to be under the influence, according to Laurel County Sheriff John Root.

Deputies Tyler Morris and Shawn Boroviak along with detective Josh Scott arrested Jeffrey Brown, 39, of Manchester about five miles north of London.

The arrest came around 11:30 p.m. when deputies learned Brown was arguing with someone and was determined to be under the influence, Root said.

Brown was charged with alcohol intoxication in a public place and was jailed in the Laurel County Correctional Center.

Whitley warrant arrest

A man with a Whitley County warrant was arrested in Laurel County Friday, according to Laurel County Sheriff John Root.

Deputy Kenny Jones arrested John Autentieb, 33, of <location value="LU/gb.eng.london" idsrc="xmltag.org">London, around 6:30 p.m. Autentieb was wanted for a Whitley County warrant charging contempt of court regarding child support.

Autentieb was jailed in the Laurel County Correctional Center.

People avoiding traffic checkpoint arrested

Two people were arrested around 2 a.m. Saturday after they tried to avoid a traffic stop, according to Laurel County Sheriff John Root.

A silver Volvo approached the traffic safety checkpoint and once the driver noticed the blue lights of the police vehicles, the Volvo turned around to head in the other direction, Root said.

Deputy Shawn Boroviak stopped the vehicle and determined the driver, Jason Saiedynami, 43, of Gahanna, Ohio, to be under the influence. The passenger, Jessica Castle, 29, of Cannon, had marijuana in her possession.

Saiedynami was charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence, possession of marijuana and failure of owner operator to maintain required insurance. Saiedynami was also in possession of marijuana, Root said.

Castle was charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Both subjects were jailed in the Laurel County Correctional Center.

Two arrested for failure to appear in court

A man with a Whitley County warrant and a woman with a Knox County warrant were arrested Saturday, according to Laurel County Sheriff John Root.

Deputy Tyler Morris arrested Steven Eldridge, 23, of Gray around 2:20 a.m. Eldridge was wanted on a Whitley County warrant for failure to appear in court regarding a charge for operating on a suspended or revoked license.

Eldridge was jailed in the Laurel County Correctional Center.

Deputy Mikey Ashurst arrested Kimberly Barnes, 25, of Girdler, after she drove through a traffic safety checkpoint around 1:50 a.m. Barnes was wanted on a Knox County warrant for failure to appear in court.

Barnes was jailed in the Laurel County Correctional Center.

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