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ST. GEORGE — A traffic stop ended with the arrest of two men, one of whom was found to be wanted out of Oregon on a $100,000 fugitive warrant, while the driver faces potential felony distribution and evading charges, police say.
On Sunday, two officers were watching traffic near the Port of Entry in Washington County when they spotted a Mercedes registered to Jeremy Daniel Perkins, 44, of Washington, who was reportedly involved in a pursuit with officers in Hurricane in February. The officers proceeded to conduct a traffic stop.
Washington County authorities say they received a tip stating that Perkins was in Las Vegas purchasing narcotics and possibly firearms and that he would be heading back to southern Utah driving the Mercedes, according to charging documents filed in support of the arrests.
During the traffic stop, police say Perkins, who was driving the Mercedes, refused to exit the car despite multiple commands and then pulled back onto northbound I-15.
