Tripped-up cop gets lucky in traffic stop
A sheriff's deputy who fell while chasing a fleeing suspect last month got lucky in a traffic stop early Tuesday and located the man's roommate.
The driver alerted Deputy Ryan Truman that suspect Brandon J. Hoffman, 22, was living at his home in the 12500 block of North Freya Street. Truman and another deputy went to the home and arrested Hoffman.
Truman had been looking to arrest Hoffman since the man threw his bicycle at him and ran away after being stopped for riding without a front light and rear reflectors about 4 a.m. May 18.
Truman said Hoffman gave him a false name, but he was able to identify him through booking photos and other police records.
Truman yelled at Hoffman to stop several times as he an away, but he "fell during the foot pursuit and sustained minor injuries," and the man got away.
Hoffman was booked into jail on charges of making a false statement, resisting arrest and third-degree assault.