PUTNAM — A routine traffic stop for a flat tire escalated when the driver fled the scene Thursday evening, leading to his arrest on multiple charges including an outstanding warrant for failure to appear in court.
At about 5:30 p.m., a Putnam Police Department officer pulled over a vehicle on Woodstock Avenue near Providence Street after noticing the car was operating with a flat tire.
The driver, identified as Angelo Martinez, spoke with the officer before abruptly running from his vehicle.
Although Martinez initially eluded police, a Connecticut State Trooper from Troop D, who was familiar with Martinez, located and detained him shortly after on School Street.
Martinez, a 24-year-old resident of Powhattan Street in Putnam, was arrested and charged with operating with unsafe tires, reckless driving, and interfering with an officer.
It was also discovered that Martinez had an active arrest warrant for first-degree failure to appear.
He was held on a court-set bond of $250,000 and was arraigned at Danielson Superior Court on Friday.
