Man wanted for drug trafficking flees from traffic stop in Dayton

DAYTON — A man wanted for drug trafficking and possession fled on foot Monday morning in Dayton after police initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle he was traveling in.

According to a Dayton police report, 35-year-old Steven Arnold was a passenger inside a black Chevrolet Silverado police tried to stop for dark tint on the driver's side window.

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Officers attempted to stop the truck while patrolling the area of Otterbein Avenue and Cornell Drive.

The driver of the truck, Tracy Boyd, turned right on Karwin Ave. and then accelerated at a high rate of speed, police said.

After Boyd pulled the truck into a drive way on the 3600 block of Karwin, Arnold fled south through residential yards.

Police said Arnold continued running until he tripped near Stanford Place and Roger Court.

Arnold was placed under arrest and walked back to the location of the initial stop where police discovered four warrants out for his arrest for Possession of Drugs and Drug Trafficking.

Boyd was issued a citation for the window tint and for driving under suspension.