A Yellville man, 44-year-old Marshall Gibson, Jr., has been charged with felony fleeing following an incident beginning in Summit earlier this month.
According to the affidavit, Gibson was spotted by a Marion County Sheriff’s deputy sitting on a motorcycle without a visible license plate with a fishing pole strapped to the handlebars.
Once Gibson pulled onto Highway 202, the officer noted the motorcycle did not have an illuminated head lamp.
Knowing where Gibson lives, the officer made his way to the Yellville man’s home on State Highway 62. As Gibson approached his residence, the deputy initiated his emergency lights in an attempt to conduct a traffic stop.
The officer pursued Gibson for a short distance with his lights activated before bumping his siren to get his attention. However, Gibson refused to stop.
Gibson then allegedly looked back at the deputy before accelerating at a high rate of speed, passing a vehicle in a reckless manner, as well as others as oncoming traffic approached.
The officer lost sight of Gibson as he passed the highway department outside of Yellville and advised dispatch to have Flippin Police officers and Baxter County Sheriff’s officers to be on the lookout for the Yellville man.
With several officers assisting in the search, what appeared to be a motorcycle track going into a driveway in the Rae Valley area was spotted. A woman at the residence told the officer a motorcycle did turn in at her driveway, went through her gate and into her pasture.
Officers were able to locate Gibson. But prior to transporting him to the sheriff’s office they walked a large part of the immediate area searching for the motorcycle unsuccessfully. Gibson told them he had been at the location most of the day and has not been driving a motorcycle. .
During a later interview, Gibson allegedly admitted fleeing from the deputy, saying his motorcycle is not registered, and he did not want it impounded again. He told officers the vehicle was at the area where he was taken into custody. However, a further search was still unsuccessful.
In addition to the felony charge, Gibson was cited for five traffic violations. His bond was set at $5,000.
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