Ashdown man arrested after pursuit in Sevier County

Submitted by Patrick Massey of KDQN.net

An Ashdown man was arrested on multiple charges following a pursuit in Sevier County over the past weekend.

According to the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy was on patrol on Highway 41 on Friday, June 7 when he conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for failing to keep within the highway lane. The driver was identified as 37-year-old Michael Scott Kyle Bush of Ashdown. The deputy stated that Bush was acting extremely nervous during the interaction and that Bush’s vehicle smelled of marijuana.

When asked to exit the vehicle, Bush allegedly refused to comply and then fled from the traffic stop northbound on Highway 41 at a high rate of speed. The deputy claimed that Bush passed several vehicles on the highway shoulder and passed vehicles on the double yellow lines while negotiating curves at speeds over 95mph.

Bush then reportedly lost control of the vehicle and slid off the roadway into an embankment of Highway 41 south of Piney Road. Bush exited the vehicle and began walking away from the responding deputy. The deputy was able to subdue Bush after deploying his taser.

A search of Bush’s vehicle allegedly resulted in the discovery of a glass smoking pipe as well as a small baggie containing suspected methamphetamine. Two glass jars of marijuana were also found inside the vehicle, according to the arrest affidavit.

Bush was arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine with the purpose to deliver, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a Schedule VI controlled substance with the purpose to deliver, resisting arrest and fleeing.

Bush is currently awaiting his next court appearance in the Sevier County Jail.