Benton County, Arkansas Sheriff Avoids Speeding Ticket
Drivers can get tickets or even go to jail for going too fast on the roads, but one local sheriff in Rogers, Arkansas was able to get off without being ticketed even after being pulled over for speeding.
Benton County Sheriff Keith Ferguson was pulled over for going too fast on May 1 at North Second and Easy streets in Rogers. He was going 60mph in a 35mph zone at around 1a.m. That was enough for Rogers police Officer Aaron Dildy to make a traffic stop.
Police dashcam video showed Ferguson producing his ID and registration just like anybody else. But Dildy only issued the sheriff a warning citation, which Ferguson actually refused to accept.
Ferguson told us he never identified himself as a police officer, so that couldn’t have influenced the traffic stop. Ferguson said, “If he would have wrote me a ticket I would have paid the ticket but I wasn’t going to ask him to write me a ticket.
Rogers Chief of Police Steve Hamilton told us the situation played out exactly like it should have. Hamilton said, “Receiving a warning is pretty much a standard practice. I think what an officer is looking for is compliance.”
This isn’t the first time this has happened. In 2006 Ferguson was pulled over by Bentonville police. That time Ferguson drove away from the officer before he was even told he could leave. Hamilton also said there’s a possibility Dildy didn’t know who Ferguson was at the time of the stop.
Hmmm… Driving 60 mph in a 35 mph zone at night warrants a warning?! Yea… Right!
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May 22nd, 2010 at 10:51 am
Actually 25 miles over the speed limit is a traffic felony. Ive seen the judge give someone jail time in Furgusons jail for going 26 mph over in Rogers. I was just pulled over a month ago for my first time speeding. I never recieved a warning, Just around $200 in fines. You know if he wasn’t the sheriff he would not ust have a speeding ticket, but a must appear court date.