A man from Montgomery who was charged in a case in Millbrook is said to have tried to escape by running out of the courtroom.
Millbrook Police Chief P.K. Johnson says that 42-year-old Clayton Davidson was in Millbrook Municipal Court on Thursday for failing to show up for traffic violent acts. Johnson says that when Davidson was given a 30-day jail term, he ran out of the courtroom and was chased into a neighbourhood.
He was apprehended by officers just a block away. Johnson says that Davidson was brought back into the courtroom, where Judge Lynn Bright scolded him for making bad decisions. While he was on the run, paramedics treated him for minor injuries.
He went to the Elmore County Jail to serve his 30-day term.
Johnson said:
“I’ve said for 35 years, if you run from law enforcement, chances are you’ll end up going to jail tired and with more problems than you started with, as demonstrated in this case. Today, officers obtained an arrest warrant for Mr. Davidson, who will be charged with Escape 3rd Degree upon his completion of his 30-day jail sentence. So not only will he be incarcerated for the upcoming holiday, he has this arrest warrant to contend with as well. Poor choices indeed,”
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