Deposit man arrested after fleeing from Broome County deputies, crossing state lines

WAYNE COUNTY, PA (WIVT/WBGH) – A Deposit man was taken into custody on Tuesday after fleeing from Broome County Sheriff’s Office deputies and into Pennsylvania.

On October 1, at approximately 5:40 p.m., members of the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force attempted to execute a narcotics search warrant at a residence and a related vehicle on Big Hollow Road in Deposit and the Town of Sanford.

Upon arrival, law enforcement located the target of the search warrant, Scott Lord, 39. Lord allegedly fled the scene in a vehicle and led law enforcement on a lengthy pursuit.

After fleeing deputies through the towns of Sanford and Windsor, deputies say Lord attempted to escape through Susquehanna and Wayne counties in Pennsylvania.

As the pursuit reached Vinegar Hill Road in Windsor, deputies say Lord appeared to be complying and stopped his vehicle before accelerating and ramming into a BCSO vehicle, forcing it off the roadway. He continued to flee.

The pursuit was then terminated in Wayne County, PA.

According to the Sheriff’s Office, later that day, deputies obtained information that Lord had allegedly abandoned his vehicle in the parking lot of Lakewood Lodge in Wayne County. As BCSO deputies and Pennsylvania State Police responded to the scene to seize the vehicle, Lord was found to still be inside the vehicle. It is alleged that he immediately accelerated out of the parking lot, striking a BCSO patrol car and another uninvolved vehicle before continuing to flee.

Vehicle tire deflation devices were successfully deployed when Lord failed to negotiate an
intersection. He then crashed into a creek.

Lord was arrested without further incident and placed in the custody of the PA State Police.

Following the incident, the Broome County Sheriff’s Office will be charging Lord with the following:

• Attempted Aggravated Assault on a Police Officer, a Class C Felony
• Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree, a Class D Felony
• Unlawful Fleeing a Police Officer in a Motor Vehicle in the Third Degree, a Class A
  Misdemeanor
• Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor
• Criminal Use of Drug Paraphernalia in the 2nd Degree, a Class A Misdemeanor

The Wayne County, PA District Attorney has also announced felony charges for Aggravated
Assault, Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Officer, Manufacture, Delivery or Possession with
Intent to Manufacture or Deliver and Possession of a Controlled Substance, as well as
misdemeanor charges for Simple Assault, Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol/Controlled
Substance, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Accidents Involving Damage to Attended
Vehicle or Property, Possession of Drug Paraph (M) and other related offenses.

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