Stolen car tag leads to police chase
Muldrow man receives $50,000 bond
A Muldrow man is scheduled for a Feb. 22 felony disposition docket before Associate District Judge Kyle Waters on charges of eluding/attempting to elude a police officer, child endangerment, knowingly receiving or concealing stolen property, failure to maintain insurance or security, and driving under suspension.
A Muldrow man is scheduled for a Feb. 22 felony disposition docket before Associate District Judge Kyle Waters on charges of eluding/attempting to elude a police officer, child endangerment, knowingly receiving or concealing stolen property, failure to maintain insurance or security, and driving under suspension.
Caleb J. Plank, 30, was formally charged Jan. 18 in Sequoyah County District Court and received a $50,000 bond, according to court records.
Roland Police officer Chris Waters reported on Jan. 12 he saw a red Dodge Charger make a Uturn and when he ran the tag information, the tag reportedly came back as stolen. Waters attempted to stop the vehicle in the parking lot of Rightway Medical Clinic but when the driver saw him, he put the car in reverse and drove towards Highway 64 at a high rate of speed.
The officer advised he’d be in pursuit and followed behind the driver (Plank) as he sped through Roland city limits at 85 mph, according to the probable cause affidavit. Plank continued driving west, reaching a speed of 103 mph before passing a truck on the shoulder.
Plank turned onto North Cottonwood Road going 67 mph before slowing to pass a propane truck on the railroad tracks. He then accelerated and continued driving at a high rate of speed, running through a four-way intersection before pulling in to the south entry of Shamblin Trailer Park.
Plank then turned north on 4758 Road and came back out on Cottonwood Rd. where he approached the propane truck once again, and had to hit the ditch to avoid hitting the propane truck headon. However, he was able to get past the propane truck before Sequoyah County Sheriff ’s deputy Jason Stone turned in behind him. Stone reportedly chased Plank until he turned into a residence by the railroad tracks.
Stone ordered Plank to the ground at gunpoint and was arrested by Waters. According to the affidavit, Plank told authorities he ran because he had three warrants for his arrest in Sequoyah County.
Stone ordered the female passenger, Tiffany Spicer, out of the vehicle and she was detained. A second female passenger, Treshawna Daugherty, who was holding a small child, was removed from the vehicle and she and the child were placed in one of the patrol units for warmth.
All the passengers came back clear for warrants and Plank’s drivers license showed it was revoked. Plank said the vehicle belonged to him and he’d had it for a few months, but he’d never registered it. The license plate was photographed and turned over to Sequoyah County authorities since they had entered it as stolen, according to the affidavit.
While conducting an inventory of the car, Waters reported finding a dollar bill with a crystal substance folded up inside of it and Plank admitted it was his. Police also discovered the child’s car seat was not seat-belted or secured in the back seat, and was told the mother was holding the child during the pursuit because “they were scared,” according to the probable cause affidavit.
A zip bag was also later found in the center console that reportedly contained a baggie with a crystal substance. Since none of the occupants claimed it, all of them were arrested because the substance was within arm’s reach of all those in the vehicle.
All the occupants were then transported to the Roland Police Department where they were booked in on their charges. The substance later tested positive for the presence of methamphetamine.
