McDavid Man Sentenced For Striking Deputy With Truck, Multiple Felonies

May 16, 2013

A McDavid man has been sentenced to prison for hitting an Escambia County Sheriff’s deputy with his truck while trying to avoid arrest.

Yancey James Thompson, 43, was sentenced to three years in state prison for resisting an officer with violence, operating a vehicle with a revoked license as a habitual traffic offender, failure to appear on the traffic charge, and failure to appear and violating probation on charges of possession of a weapon or ammunition by a convicted felon, destroying evidence, possession of a controlled substance without a prescription and resisting arrest without violence.

In December 2012 Senior Deputy Rudy Brown was on routine patrol when he stopped to check on the BP gas station in Davisville. When he entered the store, he recognized Yancey James Thompson who had felony warrants and a revoked driver’s license. Thompson fled the store in a blue Ford truck at a high rate of speed. Brown attempted unsuccessfully to follow Thompson, and later discovered that the pickup had been abandoned back behind the gas station.

Later, Brown was on patrol in Walnut Hill when he stopped at Mike’s Ag Air on Highway 97 where he observed Thompson. He approached Thompson, called him by name and told him he was under arrest for three active warrants. Thompson replied, “I ain’t going back to jail,” according to an Escambia County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. Thompson then moved toward a white Chevrolet dually truck that was idling nearby.

Thompson got into the vehicle at about the same time Brown arrived at the truck door, the report states. Brown again told Thompson he was under arrest, opened the driver’s door and took hold of the steering wheel with his left hand. Thompson, the report states, again said stated was not going back to jail.

He then floored the accelerator in the truck, causing the back tires to spin and started to drag the deputy toward a field. Brown let go of the vehicle and attempted to get away, but he was struck by the the rear of the dually truck, injuring his back.

Thompson fled the area at a high rate of speed and eluded capture from responding backup deputies.

Senior Deputy Brown returned to a work a few days after the incident.

Pictured top: Yancey James Thompson. Pictured below: Senior Deputy Rudy Brown (left)  is presented a a Life Saving Medal last year by Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.

Comments

6 Responses to “McDavid Man Sentenced For Striking Deputy With Truck, Multiple Felonies”

  1. duke on May 17th, 2013 9:26 am

    He’s just a good ol boy, never meaning no harm, beats all you ever saw been in trouble with the law since the day he was born…..Yancey I hope you make the best of it when you get out buddy

  2. ICU on May 16th, 2013 10:19 pm

    +1 to what Don Dixon said! They don’t come much better than Deputy Brown.

  3. Molino Mom on May 16th, 2013 7:49 pm

    Yancey,
    Wow, you are such a good guy at heart-I just can’t believe you have let your life come to this. I feel sorry for your children who adore you. I hope this 3 years makes you think about whats important in life. And I agree with the rest of the readers, you are a very lucky man to have only gotten 3 years for this-you could have KILLED that officer! What an example for your children…..

  4. Don Dixon Jr. on May 16th, 2013 6:18 pm

    Way to go Rudy! A very professional job well done. Escambia County should be very proud to have you as one of their finest deputies…

  5. Randy on May 16th, 2013 7:28 am

    MORE TIME IN JAIL

  6. curious on May 16th, 2013 7:09 am

    He came out smelling like a rose, when for all that he was charged with, he should have gotten more time.

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