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Elkins a man from Barbour County, whose traffic stop in 2023 led to a pursuit, and a police officer was supposed to be hit by the head, he was convicted this week at the Circuit Court in Randolph.

Nathan Mark Lewis, 41 years old, from Belington, was sentenced by the judge of the Circuit Court of Randolph, David Wilmoth, no less than one and no more than three years the incarceration for the revoked leadership for the DUI-Third crime and the 12-month incarceration, which will be suspended in place for two years. The sentences will work consecutively.

In November, Lewis pleaded guilty for a revoked leadership number for the DUI-Third offense, which is a crime and a offense battery number. He was also accused of possession with the intention to release, to obstruct and try to disarm an officer and to the leadership for the DUI-Third offense.

The case was criminally prosecuted by the deputy prosecutor of Randolph County, Richard Shryock. Lewis was represented by lawyer Steve Nanners.

Nanners spoke to the court before the conviction, requesting that Lewis be sentenced to the home statement, saying that Lewis’s father’s business was fighting without Lewis. Nanners also asked the court to give Lewis the chance to show that “He learned from his errors.”

Lewis did not address the court before the conviction, stating that “Mr. Nanners have summarized -o” For him.

Wilmoth asked how Lewis moves to Buckhannon to stay and work with his father would do everything “Ok now,” leaving Lewis with the law previously. Lewis said he thinks living in Barbour County is the main problem.

“I think this was a large part of my problem.” Lewis said. “The location in which I was and the people I was around.”

“You are 40, Mr. Lewis”, Wilmoth replied. “You cannot blame all the others the rest of your life.”

“I do not blame anyone but me” Lewis said.

According to the initial criminal complaint, on December 7, 2023, at about 21:53 PM, Patrolman Jh White, from the Elkins Police Department, made a traffic stop on a Saab on Goff Street due to the vehicle that has a registration light and an expired registration.

The driver, Lewis, was “It is visibly agitated” As he spoke to the officer and said he lost his license, he said in the complaint. He also identified using several false and a false date of birth.

White detained Lewis and started looking for the vehicle, finding wands containing substances that seemed to be fentanyl and methamphetamine, and a digital scale is shown in the complaint.

At this time Lewis ran away from offense, “Through several meters, in the end it ends in a courtyard behind the car area”, “ According to the complaint.

White caught him on Lewis, who then “He started fighting with the officer while they were in handcuffs,” “ States Complaints. Lewis “Then he kicked and did the officer several times.”

“During the altercation, the subject grabbed the officer’s firearm and was able to remove the hood from the heel, in an attempt to withdraw the firearm of the officer’s officer’s service,” “ States Complaints.

The white was “Able to obtain compliance” And go to Lewis back to stop traffic, according to the complaint.

At one point during the November meeting, Wilmoth asked Lewis if he tried to take an officer away from him during the Altercation of 2023.

“No, I didn’t try to catch the weapon” Lewis told the court. “I made it with my head.”