Clinton Traffic Stop leads to stolen firearms

James E. Lysinger Jr.

Around 1:30 A.M. on the morning of Sunday, January the 6th, Clinton Police Sergeant John Scott observed a pickup truck to be speeding and running stop signs near the area of 3rd and Ohio Street. Sergeant Scott stopped the vehicle at 7th and Green. Sergeant Scott was joined on the scene by Officer Kameren Huffman. 

The vehicle was driven by 17 year old Luke T. Gary of Windsor. Two other passengers in the truck were identified as 17 year old James E. Lysinger Jr. of Clinton and 19 year old James L. Mcintire of Urich. 

Upon being asked why they were speeding and running stop signs, Mcintire told Sergeant Scott that they had been robbed and were chasing the person who robbed them. . 

Luke T. Gary

The occupants of the vehicle refused to answer any further questions about the alleged robbery. Consent was given to Sergeant Scott to search the vehicle and the occupants were asked to exit and were patted down. While Lysinger was being patted down, Sergeant Scott felt a revolver in this pants pocket and told Lysinger to stay still while he removed it from the pocket. 

Instead of staying still, Lysinger pulled away from Sergeant Scott, striking Sergeant Scott in the mouth in the process. Lysinger attempted to run away but was unable to completely break free of Sgt. Scott’s grip. He was taken to the ground and placed in handcuffs. 

James L. Mcintire

Upon checking computer records, it was revealed that the loaded handgun that Lysinger had in his pocked had been stolen in Clinton the night before from a vehicle. 

A subsequent search of the vehicle revealed a stolen shotgun and several other stolen items including credit cards. An additional stolen firearm was recovered at a residence in Windsor. 

All three subjects were incarcerated in the Henry County Detention Center for felony stealing however Lysinger had an additional charge of resisting arrest. 

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