Casper man found guilty of fleeing police while drunk, possessing meth

A Casper man was convicted on four different counts after he attempted to elude police in a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and in possession of methamphetamine.

Trevor Moore, born in 1994, was sentenced to six months for both driving under the influence and eluding police. He was sentenced to one year each for interference with a law enforcement officer and possession of methamphetamine.

Court documents say Moore was initially noticed by police in the early hours of Nov. 5 after officers say he failed to come to a complete stop when turning from a parking lot onto a roadway before running a stop sign on 10th Street.

After officers turned on their lights, Officer Caleb Hett said in a signed affidavit that he saw the vehicle increase speed and run an additional stop sign before turning and running a red light.

In compliance with department policy, Hett called in the position of the offending car and stopped pursuing it.

The car was relocated by officers a few minutes later, and it pulled over when they turned their lights on.

Following the stop, Moore was initially compliant but became combative after his passenger was placed in the back of a police car, according to the affidavit.

"Moore bladed his stance and raised his hands to confront [the] officers," the filing says. "Moore also hid his hands behind his back, and when ordered to show his hands, he flipped off [the] officers."

The affidavit doesn't detail any of Moore's additional behavior prior to his arrest but notes officers "had to" tase Moore before "[taking him] to the ground" and placing him in handcuffs.

A post-arrest search found brass knuckles and knives on Moore's person, the documents say.

After being read her Miranda rights, Moore's passenger told officers that Moore had been drinking from and finished a fifth of vodka over the course of the day, according to the affidavit.

The passenger also alleged Moore said, "I'm not getting a DUI today" before speeding away from officers in the initial attempted stop.

In his own interview with police, Moore told officers he had drank a fifth of vodka and attempted to flee at the first stop to "save face."

In their search of Moore's vehicle, officers said they found a container with white crystalline residue in it, along with syringes and "suspected paraphernalia."

Officers found a bag with a similar substance inside Moore's passenger's purse that tested positive for meth in the field. After she denied that it was hers, the affidavit said Moore claimed ownership of the drugs.

Moore's four sentences were ordered to be served concurrently as supervised probation.

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