By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews

Martin Ruiz

MILFORD — A Warsaw man was arrested for fleeing from law enforcement during a traffic stop.

Martin Ruiz, 27, 102 Ra Mar Drive, Warsaw, is charged with escape, a level 5 felony; resisting law enforcement, a class A misdemeanor; operating a vehicle with a specified amount of alcohol, a class C misdemeanor; and false informing, a class B misdemeanor.

On July 3, a Milford Police officer pulled a speeding vehicle over and identified its driver as Ruiz. The officer noticed Ruiz was showing signs of intoxication and asked him to step out of his vehicle.

According to court documents, Ruiz provided the officer with false identifying information. When asked if he had any identification on him, Ruiz said he did not.

At one point, as the officer went to collect a portable breath test machine, Ruiz fled the scene on foot while in handcuffs. He ran into a yard and fell to the ground. North Webster Police and Kosciusko County Sheriff’s officers responded to the scene to assist.

Ruiz’s portable breath test showed a 0.148 BrAC.

During the investigation, officers found a Mexico identification card in Ruiz’s wallet, which showed a different birth date from the one Ruiz provided to the Milford officer.

Ruiz was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail on July 4.