Michigan City, IN) - A recent drug-related arrest in Michigan City must have resembled something from a police reality TV show.
Everything from a foot chase and use of a taser gun to the seizure of a counterfeit $100 bill was involved in the apprehension of a man showing no signs of cleaning up his act. According to police, what looked just like two handguns that fire strictly B.B.’s were also part of the early morning drama in a higher crime area of the city.
Rickey Bentley, Jr., 35, is charged with Possession of Cocaine, Resisting Law Enforcement, Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Paraphernalia along with Driving on a Suspended License.
Police officers on January 31st recognized Bentley behind the wheel of a 1999 Mercury Grand Marquis on Lafayette Street. Police knowing he had warrants out for his arrest stopped the vehicle. Bentley allegedly fled on foot and with officers running behind him began throwing items onto the ground, according to court documents.
Police said Bentley was running up a staircase leading to his apartment in the 200 block of East 8th Street when tasered, which helped in placing him in handcuffs. Among the items confiscated were 3.6 grams of cocaine, 4.6 grams of marijuana, a smoking pipe, digital scale, several knives along with two B.B. guns identified as replicas of a Glock 19 handgun, court documents revealed.
Bentley is still facing undecided charges like Battery and has prior convictions mostly related to Theft.
