Man pulls knife on officer

Local News

Discussion

August 18, 2009

He had been asking for directions in the Denver area.

Anonymous The Kokomo Tribune Tue Aug 18, 2009, 10:56 PM EDT

A barefoot man with bleeding feet asking for directions to Logansport prompted a Denver resident to call police.

Miami County sheriff deputies responded just after 4:17 p.m. Monday and found the man on Ind. 16, west of Denver.

Police said when they attempted to speak with Travis L. Simpson, who is a Logansport resident, he displayed a knife and approached the officer. The officer said he ordered Simpson, 22, to drop the weapon and after numerous verbal commands, Simpson placed the knife back in his pocket.

Deputies then ordered Simpson to place his hands on the patrol car, and he reportedly threw an item out of his pocket, which deputies retrieved and identified as a 9-mm handgun.

Simpson then reportedly attempted to open the squad car doors before fleeing down Ind. 16, entering a wooded area. The officer pursued Simpson approximately 150 yards before catching him and holding him by taser until additional units could arrive.

Simpson was charged with felony charges of attempted battery on a police officer with a deadly weapon, resisting law enforcement while armed with a deadly weapon and a misdemeanor charge of possession of a handgun without a permit.

Text Only | Photo Reprints

Local News

Venue change doesn't deter crowds from Chocolate Celebration
It was a different shell for Kokomo’s biggest candy event, but the chocolaty tastes and aromas inside were the same as always.

February 3, 2012 1 Photo
Walk will honor shooting victims
Following a string of random shootings that left two Kokomo residents dead and three others hospitalized, several members of the shaken community have been moved to organize a Peace Walk to pray for the victims and their families.

February 3, 2012
Peru to cut 2012 budget
The Indiana Department of Local Government Finance issued a mandate last week requiring the city of Peru to cut $783,000 from its 2012 budget.

February 3, 2012
Haynes records $8.4M profit
Earnings fell short of what Haynes International Inc. originally expected for its first fiscal quarter of 2012, as the company profited $8.4 million.

February 3, 2012
Brady’s admission catches NFL off guard
NFL Super Bowl officials were hoping to score some major media attention with the arrest of a “web pirate” accused of illegally streaming sporting events over the Internet.

February 3, 2012
Haynes International posts $8.4M profit
The Kokomo-based high-performance-alloy manufacturer's profits are up more than $3 million from a year earlier.

February 3, 2012
Crash claims one
A 21-year-old Sharpsville woman died at the scene of a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 31 near the Tipton-Howard county line, which was one of two serious crashes in Howard County Thursday.

February 2, 2012 1 Photo
Newville is found guilty in rape case
Jurors in Howard Circuit Court took just four hours Thursday afternoon to convict 49-year-old Steven Newville of attempted rape, criminal confinement, battery and receiving stolen property.

February 2, 2012
The Material Girl comes to Indianapolis
Suddenly, she arrived, with her famous bleach blond hair, the almond-shaped eyes, the ruby-red lips.

Madonna, in the flesh, was standing in front of about 500 media members, in Indianapolis.

February 2, 2012 1 Photo
Police: Struggle leads to K-9 bite
A man police say punched and choked a police K-9 during a foot chase Wednesday faces multiple charges, including battery on a police service animal.

February 2, 2012
More Local News Headlines

Local News

Search Results

Discussion

Man pulls knife on officer

He had been asking for directions in the Denver area.

Site Map

Contact Us