WEST LAFAYETTE – Sunday, just before 9:45 p.m., Indiana State Trooper Wiley was patrolling Sagamore Parkway near Yeager Road in West Lafayette.
Trooper Wiley attempted to stop a 1983 Honda VT500 motorcycle for an equipment violation. The driver, later identified as Dalton Turnpaugh, 24, from Otterbein, IN, failed to stop and fled west on Sagamore Parkway.
Trooper Wiley continued to pursue the Honda westbound on Sagamore Parkway to Klondike Road, where Turnpaugh went southbound on Klondike Road. Turnpaugh continued southbound on Klondike Road to Cumberland Avenue, where he got off the Honda and attempted to flee on foot. Turnpaugh was quickly located and safely taken into custody.
Further investigation revealed that Turnpaugh was in possession of suspected methamphetamine, marijuana, and drug paraphernalia. Turnpaugh was transported to Tippecanoe County Jail on charges of resisting arrest with a vehicle, possession of meth, habitual traffic violator, reckless driving, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Trooper Wiley was assisted on the scene by other troopers from the Lafayette Post, West Lafayette Police Department, Wabash Township Fire Department, and Jim’s Garage.
