Rensselaer man flees police on ATV

Written by Rensselaer Republican

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Amber L. Tomlinson

A Rensselaer man is scheduled for an initial hearing Nov. 10 after he was arrested for resisting/fleeing law enforcement, according to court documents.

Riley Scott Cook, 20, was arrested Oct. 19 by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources after he fled from law enforcement while driving an ATV, according to police.

The affidavit for probable cause states that Cook was seen by 1st Sgt. Daniel C. Dulin, Indiana Conservation Officer, Oct. 18, operating a Black Polaris ATV on U.S. Highway 24 that is considered a public roadway.

According to Indiana State Law ATVs are not to be operated on Indiana public highways.

Dulin states in the affidavit that he attempted to conduct a traffic stop for the violation of operating an ATV on a public roadway, but Cook failed to stop. Emergency red and blue lights along with a siren were activated by Dulin.

“He fled through several farm fields through Jasper and White counties,” Dulin said in the statement.

Cook was later identified through a credit card receipt and from a description of a clerk from the truck stop on U.S. Highway 24.

“I located the ATV at a residence on County Road 630 West (a friends’ residence),” Dulin said in the affidavit. “The engine was warm to the touch.”

Dulin said he spoke with Cook, who admitted to fleeing from law enforcement, according to the documents.

Resisting law enforcement is a class D felony and Cook could serve up to three years in prison and more than $10,000 in fines if convicted of the count.

Source: http://www.rensselaerrepublican.com/articles/2008/10/22/news/news03.txt

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“It’s frustrating having a hunt ruined by people riding ATVs where off-road vehicle use is prohibited. Many ATVs look the same so there’s no way to identify violators when reporting the incident to law enforcement. There should be a requirement that off-road vehicles used on public lands have license plates or large decals. Any ATV user who follows the law and land management directives on where they can and can not use these machines should have no objection to this type of identification.”

- Holly Endersby, hunter from western Idaho