A brief midweek police chase in Anderson County ended in a creek on Wednesday, after deputies say 32-year-old Danial James Poore steered a black Toyota Camry into the water near Dutch Valley Road and Frost Bottom Road while trying to get away on outstanding warrants.
According to the Anderson County Sheriff's Office, deputies began following the Camry from the intersection of Hillcrest Road and Sulphur Springs Road after an attempt to serve those warrants. The pursuit came to a soggy end when the driver left the vehicle, lay down in the creek, and was taken into custody after deputies waded in after him.
The sheriff's office says Deputies Padilla and Jackson first spotted Poore leaving a driveway in the Camry and tried to serve the outstanding warrants at that point. Oliver Springs police deployed spike strips during the chase, and the agency says additional charges were tacked on as a result of the pursuit.
How deputies made the arrest
"Warrant service gone swimmingly," the sheriff's office joked in a Facebook caption as it shared photos from the scene, according to the Anderson County Sheriff's Office. The agency says Padilla and Jackson went into the creek to reach Poore after he left the Camry and lay down in the water.
The same post notes that the Camry was driven into the creek at the Dutch Valley Road and Frost Bottom Road intersection in what deputies say was an attempt to avoid the spike strips placed ahead.
Charges and booking
Booking records show Poore was processed into the Anderson County Detention Facility on June 9, with intake details listing him at about 6 feet tall and 225 pounds. The charges tied to his booking include contempt of court, reckless endangerment, driving on a suspended or revoked license, failure to maintain a single lane, failure to obey a traffic control device, evading arrest, burglary and criminal conspiracy, according to the Anderson County inmate roster.
He remained in custody pending arraignment, per the same inmate roster.
What the charges mean
Under Tennessee law, conspiracy is codified at Tenn. Code Ann. §39-12-103 (Justia) and burglary is addressed in Tenn. Code Ann. §39-14-402 (Justia). Both statutes can carry felony penalties if prosecutors choose to pursue them at that level.
Those code sections lay out what prosecutors must prove for each offense, along with how the crimes are classified under state law.
The sheriff's office posted photos and its summary of the arrest on Facebook, and family members or others looking for updates can check the county's online inmate roster for booking information. For general information about the department and the detention facility, visit the Anderson County Sheriff's Office.
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