(La Porte, IN) - Not even police busting out his driver’s side window at a busy downtown La Porte intersection stopped James Warfel from fleeing.

 

Warfel, 66, of Michigan City, is charged in La Porte Circuit Court with Resisting Law Enforcement and Driving on a Suspended License.

 

According to court documents, Warfel was inside his vehicle in an undesignated parking space on April 20 when approached by police across from the La Porte Public Library on Indiana Avenue.

 

When asked to roll down his window, police said Warfel drove off and fled several streets until stopping for a red light at Lincolnway and Michigan Avenue. One of the officers in the pursuit stepped out and shattered Warfel’s driver’s side window to stop him.

 

However, Warfel took off again but stopped a short distance away between the courthouse and county complex, police said. He was ordered out of the vehicle by officers with guns drawn.

 

According to court documents, Warfel was driving on a suspended license with still undecided charges of operating while intoxicated from 2021. In addition, he has a history of arrests for crimes like battery to a police officer and resisting law enforcement.