A man was arrested after he allegedly ran into an Orange County deputy car in an attempt to flee a traffic stop, according to the sheriff's office.
An Orange County deputy arrested 40-year-old Kevin Tyler Brown for traffic and criminal charges after Brown allegedly failed to comply with a motor vehicle stop and began driving dangerously in southern Orange County.
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The release said that Brown was originally stopped for driving with a fake license around noon Wednesday. He allegedly fled that scene and drove recklessly, including sideswiping one car in the process.
Brown deliberately rammed into the patrol car and then crashed into a ditch, deputies said. When deputies on the scene searched his car, they found narcotics and cash.
The OCSO said they obtained a search warrant for Brown's home in Carrboro and found trafficking amounts of fentanyl, heroin and meth.
The sheriff's office said Brown, already on probation, faces multiple additional charges for drug trafficking and related crimes.
- displaying a fictitious tag (misdemeanor)
- fleeing to elude arrest (felony)
- assault with a deadly weapon on a government official (felony)
- reckless driving with wanton disregard (misdemeanor)
- failure to heed lights/siren (misdemeanor)
- operating a vehicle without liability insurance (misdemeanor)
- failure to wear seat belt (infraction)
- failure to stop at a stop sign (2 infractions)
- possession with intent to sell/deliver Schedule II controlled substance (2 felony counts)
- possession with intent to sell/deliver Schedule IV controlled substance (felony)
- maintaining a vehicle/dwelling place for use, storage or sale of controlled substance (2 felony counts)
- trafficking in methamphetamine (3 felony counts)
- trafficking in fentanyl (felony)
- possession of drug paraphernalia (misdemeanor)
Brown appeared in court for the first time Thursday, when he was appointed a public defender. His next court appearance is on April 27.