Multiple charges
EAST UNION TOWNSHIP - Bruce James Layton, 25, of Girardville, faces multiple charges involving a pursuit Saturday night along Phineyville Road in this Schuylkill County township.
State police at Frackville said Layton failed to pull over for a traffic violation shortly before 8 p.m. and continued for approximately fives miles on Phineyville Road into Brandonville, where he attempted to drive through a property, but struck a rock with his vehicle, disabling it.
Police said Layton was taken into custody and submitted to a blood test at Schuylkill Medical Center.
Police later learned that Layton was wanted out of Schuylkill County on a bench warrant and also was wanted on a bench warrant by the Hunterdon County Sheriff's Office in Flemington, N.J.
Layton, who was found in possession of heroin, will be charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, fleeing and eluding police, driving under suspension and multiple summary traffic offenses.
He was committed to Schuylkill County Prison in Pottsville.