Heroin, coke found on fleeing suspect

Michael David Woody attempted to speed away from Third Street bust

Humboldt Sentinel staff
9/10/09

Eureka

A man who fled after a Eureka police officer stopped him for a traffic violation has been jailed for drug charges.

Michael David Woody has been busted for transporting a controlled substance, resisting arrest and evading a police officer who pulled him over near K and Third streets. When Woody admitted having marijuana in the car, the officer opened the driver's side door so Woody could step out while the officer searched the car.

Woody instead slammed the door shut and started the ignition, speeding off as the officer fired taser darts at him. After a short chase Woody and his passenger were arrested at S and Sixth streets. The passenger was later released.

A search of the car turned up four bindles of heroin and three bindles what is thought to be cocaine.