BUTLER TWP., LUZERNE CO. — A Scranton man is facing charges after an early morning incident that led to a police search in Luzerne County.
According to Butler Township Police, officers were called to Four Seasons Drive in the Beech Mountain Lakes area shortly before 2 a.m. on March 19 after a vehicle was found in a ditch.
Witnesses told police the driver claimed he was “on the run” and said he had a firearm. Investigators later identified the man as 29-year-old Landon D. Davis of Scranton.
Police say Davis, who was reportedly bleeding, ran into a wooded area before officers arrived. He was later spotted again by an officer but fled a second time.
Authorities used a department drone to search the area and eventually located Davis near a storage shed.
Officers say Davis appeared intoxicated and had a head injury. Emergency crews transported him to a hospital, but police say he became combative during the trip and jumped out of the ambulance near Hazleton City Police Headquarters.
Hazleton officers took Davis into custody and remained with him as he was transported to the hospital.
Police say no weapons were found during the investigation.
Davis has been charged with public drunkenness and related offenses.