Brian Lee Cleckler
On Sunday, (August 5th, 2018) Manchester Police Officer Daniel Ray was on patrol on Hwy 53 when he attempted to stop a vehicle for a traffic violation. The arrest warrant sates that the driver began to drive erratically, allegedly attempting to evade the officer. The male driver turned onto Mayfield Street and turned quickly into a drive way striking the home with the vehicle. The man jumped from the vehicle and refused orders from the officer to stop.
Officers checked on the man’s passenger and then began a foot chase for the subject. The man ran for several minutes before Officer Ray caught up with him. The warrant says that the man allegedly attempted to tackle the officer and knock him to the ground. Ray wrestled with the subject before finally getting the man in custody.
Ray then found lying next to the man, a bottle of a white crystal substance believed to be methamphetamine weighing approximately 4 grams.
The vehicle that the man identified as Brian Lee Cleckler age 39 of J.D. Road, Hillsboro was driving was reported stolen out of Chattanooga. A 12-gauge shotgun was also found in the vehicle, Cleckler is a convicted felon.
Officer Ray charged Cleckler with Illegal possession of a weapon, Schedule II drug violation, Assault, Resisting Arrest, Evading Arrest, Reckless Endangerment, Reckless Driving and Resisting Stop, Halt, Frisk. His bond was set at $75,000 and his court date is August 28, 2018.
