Nervous driver tries to lie about his identity to avoid arrest

A Coleman man was arrested after providing a false name to avoid being charged for driving with a suspended license.

A deputy observed 31-year-old Terkelgin Markel Baker driving a silver Toyota passenger car southbound on U.S. 301 in Oxford around 1:50 a.m. Thursday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

The vehicle’s tag lights did not illuminate the license plate, and both taillights were cracked. The deputy subsequently initiated a traffic stop at County Road 204. The report noted that just when the deputy turned around to catch up to the vehicle, it abruptly stopped…

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