On Tuesday, a deputy with the Boyle County Sheriff’s Office observed a man, Mark Belcher, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended/revoked operator’s license on Lebanon Road traveling eastbound.

As the deputy attempted to catch up to the vehicle, the vehicle accelerated at a high rate of speed, in a reckless manner attempting to evade the deputy. The vehicle abruptly turned onto Johnson Branch Road also in a reckless manner, then abruptly turned into a driveway on Johnson Branch.

There were three subjects in the vehicle and all three were quickly detained. While the female, identified as Brandi Harmon, was exiting the vehicle, she threw a glass methamphetamine pipe away from the vehicle. Also found in Harmon’s possession was methamphetamine.

Arrested was Mark Belcher of Parksville. Belcher was charged with the following:

• Fleeing or Evading, Police (Motor Vehicle)
• Reckless Driving
• Operating on a Suspended/Revoked Operator’s License
• Failure to Wear Seatbelts
• No Registration Plates
• No Registration Receipt.

Arrested was Brandi Harmon of Parksville. Harmon was charged with the following:

• Possession of a Controlled Substance (Methamphetamine)
• Tampering with Physical Evidence
• Drug Paraphernalia
• Contempt of Court x2 (Boyle County).

Also arrested was Bronson Hartman of Parksville. Bronson was charged with the following:

• Parole Violation Warrant
• Failure to Appear (Boyle County).

All three were lodged in the Boyle County Detention Center.